Family | MONTIACEAE |
Genus species | Lewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. sect. Cotyledon |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. [A.Gray] 1(1): 268 (1897) |
Native Range | sw. Oregon to nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-2300m |
Description | basal leaves subsessile, oblanceolate to spathulate, entire, truncate to rounded, stem leaves leaves alternate, glandular-dentate, flowers in compact paniculate cyme |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | pink, 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 cotyledon S.Watson Lewisia cotyledon var. purdyi Jeps. Lewisia finchiae Purdy Lewisia purdyi (Jeps.) Gabrielson Oreobroma cotyledon (S.Watson) Howell |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |