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Lewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. sect. Cotyledon 
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FamilyMONTIACEAE
Genus speciesLewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. sect. Cotyledon
BibliographySyn. Fl. N. Amer. [A.Gray] 1(1): 268 (1897)
Native Rangesw. Oregon to nw. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude300-2300m
Descriptionbasal leaves subsessile, oblanceolate to spathulate, entire, truncate to rounded, stem leaves leaves alternate, glandular-dentate, flowers in compact paniculate cyme
Size15-30cm
Colorpink, white
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 cotyledon S.Watson
Lewisia cotyledon var. purdyi Jeps.
Lewisia finchiae Purdy
Lewisia purdyi (Jeps.) Gabrielson
Oreobroma cotyledon (S.Watson) Howell
Territory7 Northern America
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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