Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Lewisia brachycalyx Engelm. ex A.Gray sect. Pygmaea |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 400 (1868) |
Native Range | sw. Utah to Baja California Norte |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-2400m |
Description | akin to L. nevadensis, but with wider leaves and purely white flowers, leaves broadly oblanceolate, obtuse, greyish green, floral pedicels shorter than leaves, flowers 3-4cm |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 | Oreobroma brachycalyx (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, UTA Utah) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |