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Lewisia - Photo (c) Richard Olmstead, all rights reserved, uploaded by Richard Olmstead C
Genus Lewisia Info
Lewisia is a plant genus, named for Meriwether Lewis who encountered the species in 1806. The native habitat of Lewisia species is north facing cliffs in the western part of North America. Local Native Americans ate the roots, which have also been used to treat sore throats. (Wikipedia)
Bitterroot - Photo (c) J Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) Info
Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) is a small perennial herb in the Montiaceae family. (Wikipedia)
Dwarf Lewisia - Photo (c) catherwoods, all rights reserved, uploaded by catherwoods C
Dwarf Lewisia (Lewisia pygmaea) Info
Lewisia pygmaea is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name alpine lewisia and pygmy bitterroot. It is native to western North America from Alaska and Alberta to California and New Mexico, where it grows in many types of moist, rocky mountain habitat, such as gravel beds and sandy meadows. This is a highly variable species with a wide distribution, and it often hybridizes with other Lewisia species, making identification... (Wikipedia)
Quill-leaf Lewisia - Photo (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Hilton CC
Quill-leaf Lewisia (Lewisia leeana) Info
Lewisia leeana (orth.var. L. leana) is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name quill-leaf lewisia. It is native to California and Oregon, where it grows in the mountains of the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Ranges. This is a perennial herb growing from narrow, woody taproot connected to one or more caudices. It produces a basal rosette of many fleshy flat to cylindrical blunt-tipped leaves up to 4 centimeters long.... (Wikipedia)
Threeleaf Lewisia - Photo (c) mhays, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by mhays CC
Threeleaf Lewisia (Lewisia triphylla) Info
Lewisia triphylla is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name threeleaf lewisia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in mountain and forest habitat, often in wet, rocky alpine areas where it may bloom through the snowmelt. This is a perennial herb growing from a fibrous taproot and corm unit. Instead of a basal rosette like many other Lewisia... (Wikipedia)
Cliff Maids - Photo (c) Tom Hilton, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Tom Hilton CC
Cliff Maids (Lewisia cotyledon) Info
Lewisia cotyledon is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common names Siskiyou lewisia and cliff maids. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in rocky subalpine mountain habitat. (Wikipedia)
Nevada Lewisia - Photo (c) Shane Hanofee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shane Hanofee CC
Nevada Lewisia (Lewisia nevadensis) Info
Lewisia nevadensis is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name Nevada lewisia. It is native to much of the western United States, where it grows in moist mountain habitat, such as meadows. This is a small perennial herb growing from a taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of several narrow, fingerlike to threadlike fleshy leaves up to 13 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a bundle of... (Wikipedia)
Columbian Lewisia - Photo (c) brnhn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by brnhn CC
Columbian Lewisia (Lewisia columbiana) Info
Lewisia columbiana is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name Columbian lewisia. It is native to the western United States and British Columbia, where it grows in rocky mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a short, thick taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of many thick, fleshy, tapering, blunt-tipped or pointed leaves with smooth edges, each 2 to 10 centimeters long. The inflorescence... (Wikipedia)
Ostrich Threadstar - Photo (c) murraychristian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Ostrich Threadstar (Moraea lewisiae) Info
Moraea lewisiae is a plant species in the family Iridaceae. (Wikipedia)
Tweedy's Lewisia - Photo (c) J Brew, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by J Brew CC
Tweedy's Lewisia (Lewisiopsis tweedyi) Info
Lewisiopsis tweedyi is a flowering plant and sole species in genus Lewisiopsis. The species, formerly known as Cistanthe tweedyi and Lewisia tweedyi, is now classified in the Montiaceae family. The plant is known by the common names Tweedy's pussypaws, Tweedy's lewisia, or Tweedy's bitterroot. It is endemic to western North America in north-central Washington and adjacent British Columbia. It commonly grows on well-drained slopes ofte (Wikipedia)
Short-sepaled Lewisia - Photo (c) Alan English CPA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Short-sepaled Lewisia (Lewisia brachycalyx) Info
Lewisia brachycalyx is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name shortsepal lewisia. It is native to the mountains of the southwestern United States and Baja California, where it grows in moist habitat such as meadows. It is a perennial herb growing from a short thick taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of thick, fleshy, blunt-tipped narrow leaves up to 8 centimeters long. The inflorescence is under... (Wikipedia)
Kellogg's Lewisia - Photo (c) jimtietz, all rights reserved C
Kellogg's Lewisia (Lewisia kelloggii) Info
Lewisia kelloggii is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name Kellogg's lewisia. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it is known from several sites high in the mountains. It grows in rocky mountain habitat in granite and slate substrates. This is a perennial herb growing from a thick, short taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of many thick, leathery, spoon-shaped leaves up... (Wikipedia)
Opposite-leaved Lewisia - Photo (c) 2008 Keir Morse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Opposite-leaved Lewisia (Lewisia oppositifolia) Info
Lewisia oppositifolia is a rare species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name opposite-leaf lewisia. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of Josephine County, Oregon, and Del Norte County, California, where it is a local serpentine endemic generally found in moist areas. This is a perennial herb growing from a small taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of several lance-shaped, blunt-tipped fleshy leaves up to 11 centimeters... (Wikipedia)
Cantelow's Lewisia - Photo (c) Rick Wachs, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rick Wachs C
Cantelow's Lewisia (Lewisia cantelovii) Info
Lewisia cantelovii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name Cantelow's lewisia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the northeastern mountain ranges from the Klamath Mountains to the northern Sierra Nevada. It grows in rocky, moist mountain habitat. This is a perennial herb growing from a short, thick taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of thick, fleshy, blunt-tipped spoon-shaped leaves with.. (Wikipedia)
Maguire's Lewisia - Photo (c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Matt Berger CC
Maguire's Lewisia (Lewisia maguirei) Info
Lewisia maguirei is a rare species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name Maguire's lewisia, or Maguire's bitterroot. It is endemic to Nevada in the United States, where it is known only from eastern Nye County. (Wikipedia)