Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Lewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee sect. Pygmaea |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2. 4: 88 (1894) |
Native Range | Idaho, c. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-2400m |
Description | taproot, leaves sessile, spathulate to orbiculate, entire, flat, obtuse, flowers single, pedicellate, bracts 2, ovate to oblong, dentate, closely below flowers |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C |
Synonyms | Lewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii Dempster Lewisia kelloggii ssp. yosemitana (Jeps.) D.W.Taylor Lewisia yosemitana Jeps. Oreobroma kelloggii (K.Brandegee) Rydb. Oreobroma yosemitanum (Jeps.) Rydb. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |