| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lewisia longipetala (Piper) S.Clay sect. Pygmaea |
| Bibliography | Present-day Rock Garden: 341 (1937) |
| Native Range | ne. California |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 2500-2600m |
| Description | taproot, leaves narrowly linear, flat or adaxially canaliculate, 3-6cm, entire, acute, bracts 2, opposite, lanceolate, dentate, flowers solitary, 2-4cm across |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | white, pale pink |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 | Calandrinia longipetala (Piper) Pax & K.Hoffm. Lewisia pygmaea ssp. longipetala (Piper) Ferris Oreobroma longipetalum Piper |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |
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