Lewisia brachycalyx Engelm. ex A.Gray

Shortsepal lewisia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Lewisia

Characteristics

Taproots gradually ramified distally. Stems semiprostrate to suberect, 3-8 cm. Leaves: basal leaves withering at or immediately following anthesis, ± sessile or tapered to broad petiole, blade oblanceolate, ± flattened, 3-8 cm, margins entire, apex acute to obtuse; cauline leaves absent. Inflorescences: flowers borne singly on peduncles; bracts 2, ovate to broadly lanceolate, 5-7 mm, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers sessile, not disarticulate in fruit; sepals 2, decussate with bracts, ovate, 4-9 mm, herbaceous, margins entire, not glandular, apex acute; petals 5-9, white, sometimes with pink veins, or pinkish, obovate, 12-26 mm; stamens 9-15; stigmas 5-8. Capsules 6-9 mm. Seeds 40-50, 1.5 mm, shiny. 2n = 20.
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A small plant. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 10 cm high and spreads 20 cm wide. The leaves are in a ring around the base. They are broadly sword shaped. They are 8 cm long. The flowers occur singly. They are 5 cm across. They have up to 9 petals. These are pink or white with dark pink veins.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.2 - 0.15
Mature height (meter) 0.15
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Wet meadows, 1300-2200 metres in California. Montane meadows in sandy soil at elevations of 1300-2400 metres.
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It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible flowers roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs stratification.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 365
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment stratification
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lewisia brachycalyx unspecified picture

Distribution

Lewisia brachycalyx world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:698886-1
WFO ID wfo-0001104971
COL ID 7272D
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lewisia brachycalyx Oreobroma brachycalyx Lewisia brachycarpa