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Lewisia congdonii (Rydb.) S.Clay sect. Cotyledon 
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FamilyMONTIACEAE
Genus speciesLewisia congdonii (Rydb.) S.Clay sect. Cotyledon
BibliographyPresent-day Rock Gard.: 340 (1937)
Native Rangec. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude500-2100m
Descriptionleaves numerous, basal, oblanceolate, acute, flat, entire, 5-10cm, petiolate, leaves upwards gradually reduced into dentate bracts, flowers 15mm across in panicle
Size20-40cm
Colorpink
Bloomlate spring
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C
rosettes as cuttings in early summer; leaf cuttings in summe
SynonymsCalandrinia congdonii (Rydb.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
Oreobroma congdonii Rydb.
Lewisia columbiana ssp. congdonii (Rydb.) Ferris
Territory7 Northern America
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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