| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Erocallis triphylla (S.Watson) Rydb. sect. Pygmaea |
| Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 33: 140 (1906) |
| Native Range | sw. Canada to w. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-3300m |
| Description | bulbs spherical, leaves narrowly linear to filiform, 1-6cm, stem leaves 2-3, in pair or verticillate, similar, flowers 3-25 in cyme, bracts ovate, sepals 2, petals 4-7mm |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pinkish, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | tuberous 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 division of resting tubers |
| Synonyms | Claytonia triphylla S.Watson Lewisia triphylla (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. Oreobroma triphyllum (S.Watson) Howell |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |