Species
Lewisia nevadensis (Nevada lewisia)
Lewisia nevadensis. Photo: (c) Shane Hanofee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Lewisia nevadensis is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name Nevada lewisia. It is native to much of the western United States, where it grows in moist mountain habitat, such as meadows. This is a small perennial herb growing from a taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of several narrow, fingerlike to threadlike fleshy leaves up to 13 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a bundle of…
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