Species
Lewisia triphylla (Threeleaf lewisia)
Lewisia triphylla is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name threeleaf lewisia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in mountain and forest habitat, often in wet, rocky alpine areas where it may bloom through the snowmelt. This is a perennial herb growing from a fibrous taproot and corm unit. Instead of a basal rosette like many other Lewisia…