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Lewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee sect. Pygmaea 
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FamilyMONTIACEAE
Genus speciesLewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee sect. Pygmaea
BibliographyProc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2. 4: 88 (1894)
Native RangeIdaho, c. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude1300-2400m
Descriptiontaproot, leaves sessile, spathulate to orbiculate, entire, flat, obtuse, flowers single, pedicellate, bracts 2, ovate to oblong, dentate, closely below flowers
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomlate spring, summer
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Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
SynonymsLewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii Dempster
Lewisia kelloggii ssp. yosemitana (Jeps.) D.W.Taylor
Lewisia yosemitana Jeps.
Oreobroma kelloggii (K.Brandegee) Rydb.
Oreobroma yosemitanum (Jeps.) Rydb.
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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