Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Lewisia columbiana (Howell ex A.Gray) B.L.Rob. sect. Cotyledon |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 269 (1897) |
Native Range | sw. Canada to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 500-2700m |
Description | root carnose, basal leaves numerous, linear-oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, inflorescence paniculate with glandular, dentate bracts, petals 7-11, 7-10mm long |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | late spring |
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 rosettes as cuttings in early summer; leaf cuttings in summe |
Synonyms | Calandrinia columbiana Howell ex A.Gray Oreobroma columbianum (Howell ex A.Gray) Howell Talinum denticulatum Poelln. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |