Species: Lewisia columbiana
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Columbia lewisia is a succulent, glabrous perennial with several leafless stems, 5-15 cm (2-6 in) high, from a fleshy, unbranched rootcrown. Strap-shaped basal leaves are up to 4 cm (1 in) long. Stems have small leaf-like bracts with entire or toothed margins. Flowers are borne on short stalks subtended by a small gland-toothed bract in a branched, open inflorescence. Each flower has 2 glandular-toothed sepals, 1-2 mm long; 7-9 pinkish petals, 5-8 mm long; and 5-6 stamens. The fruit is a globose capsule, ca. 3 mm high, with 1-5 shiny black seeds.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
Classification
Dicotyledoneae
Caryophyllales
Portulacaceae
Lewisia
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Classification
Ecology and Life History
Columbia lewisia is a succulent, glabrous perennial with several leafless stems, 5-15 cm (2-6 in) high, from a fleshy, unbranched rootcrown. Strap-shaped basal leaves are up to 4 cm (1 in) long. Stems have small leaf-like bracts with entire or toothed margins. Flowers are borne on short stalks subtended by a small gland-toothed bract in a branched, open inflorescence. Each flower has 2 glandular-toothed sepals, 1-2 mm long; 7-9 pinkish petals, 5-8 mm long; and 5-6 stamens. The fruit is a globose capsule, ca. 3 mm high, with 1-5 shiny black seeds.
Source: Encyclopedia of Life