Lewisia stebbinsii Gankin & W.R.Hildreth

Stebbins' lewisia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Montiaceae > Lewisia

Characteristics

Taproots gradually ramified distally. Stems procumbent, 1.5-14 cm. Leaves: basal leaves withering after anthesis, gradually tapered to broad petiole, blade oblanceolate, spatulate, or obovate, flattened, 2.5-8.5 cm, margins entire, apex obtuse; cauline leaves absent. Inflores-cences subumbellate cymes, 1-3-branched, 3-11-flowered; bracts several, usually an opposite pair proximally, plus 2 at each flowering node distally, ovate to elliptical, 1.8-3 mm, margins glandular-toothed, apex acute. Flowers pedicellate, not disarticulate in fruit; sepals 2, broadly ovate, 3.5-7 mm, herbaceous at anthesis, margins glandular-toothed, apex rounded to truncate; petals 7-10, magenta or carmine with whitish bases, veins darker, oblanceolate or obovate, 8-10 mm; stamens 10-13; stigmas 3-4; pedicel 8-25 mm. Capsules 5-7 mm. Seeds 20, 1.5-2 mm, shiny, smooth.
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Germination duration (days) 365
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Images

Lewisia stebbinsii unspecified picture

Distribution

Lewisia stebbinsii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:306050-2
WFO ID wfo-0001104994
COL ID 6Q726
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Lewisia stebbinsii