Lewisia rediviva |
Lewisia triphylla |
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bitterroot |
three leaf bitterroot, three leaf lewisia |
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Habit | Succulent perennial from a shallow, ovoid, tuberous root 3-9 mm. long and nearly as thick, the flowering stems 1-several, 3-10 cm. long, filiform below ground. | |
Leaves | Basal leaves narrowly linear, up to 5 cm. long, lacking on flowering plants; cauline leaves 2-3, whorled, attached just above ground level, linear, 1-4.5 cm. long. |
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Flowers | Flowers 2-25 in a bracteate, simple or compound, panicle-like inflorescence, each flower often with bracts similar to the calyx and immediately subtending it; pedicels 5-15 mm. long; sepals 2, oval, rounded, 2-3 mm. long; petals 5-9, white with pink venation or pinkish, 4-7 mm. long; stamens usually 5; style short, with 3-5 elongate stigmas. |
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Fruits | Capsule about equal to the sepals. |
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Lewisia rediviva |
Lewisia triphylla |
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Flowering time | April-June | May-August |
Habitat | Open gravelly and rocky areas from sagebrush plains to moderate elevations in the mountains. | Open, usually sandy areas where vernally moist, ponderosa pine forests to subalpine meadows. |
Distribution | Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; southern British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona.
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Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington to California, east to Montana and south in the Rocky Mountains.
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Origin | Native | Native |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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