| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lewisia nevadensis (A.Gray) B.L.Rob. sect. Pygmaea |
| Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1): 268 (1897) |
| Native Range | w. USA to New Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1300-3200m |
| Description | leaves narrowly linear, flattened, 4-15cm, entire, obtuse, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals 2, ovate, entire, acute, petals 5-10, elliptic to oblanceolate, 10-15mm long |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| 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 | Calandrinia nevadensis A.Gray Claytonia nevadensis (A.Gray) Kuntze Lewisia bernardina Davidson Lewisia pygmaea var. nevadensis (A.Gray) Fosberg Oreobroma bernardinum (Davidson) Rydb. Oreobroma nevadense (A.Gray) Howell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |