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Lewisia leeana

Lewisia pygmaea
Lewisia leeana

least, alpine lewisia, dwarf lewisia
Habit Succulent, scapose, perennial herb from a fleshy, carrot-like root 1.5-6 cm. long and up to 2 cm. thick, the several scapes 1-8 cm. long.
Leaves

Leaves all basal, several to numerous, linear, up to 8 cm. long.
Flowers

Scapes 1-flowered, with 2 linear, opposite bracts about mid-length;

sepals 2, ovate, 2-5 mm. long, rounded, glandular-serrulate to denticulate, prominently veined, green to red;

petals about 7, white or greenish-white to lavender or deep pink, 6-17 mm. long, often glandular-hairy;

stamens 4-12;

style 1, with 3-6 elongate stigmas.
Fruits

Capsule about equal to the sepals.

Lewisia leeana

Lewisia pygmaea
Flowering time May-August
Habitat Open, often gravelly, moist to rather dry areas, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
Distribution
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Occurring in the Olympic and Cascade Mountains of Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin Native
Conservation status Not of concern
Sibling taxa
L. columbiana, L. cotyledon, L. nevadensis, L. pygmaea, L. rediviva, L. triphylla
L. columbiana, L. cotyledon, L. nevadensis, L. rediviva, L. triphylla
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