Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Lewisia wallowensis (C.L.Hitchc.) P.M.Sl. sect. Cotyledon |
Bibliography | h.l., comb. nov. |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Description | root fleshy, leaves in rosette, linear-oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, obtuse or acute, 3-5cm, basal bracts entire, the upper serrate, eglandular, petals 5-8mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C |
Synonyms | Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis C.L.Hitchc., Vasc. Pl. Pacific. N.W. 2: 232 (1964) Lewisia columbiana ssp. wallowensis (C.L.Hitchc.) J.E.Hohn ex B.Mathew |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |