Family Portulacaceae Rank Species | Genus Lewisia Higher classification Lewisia | |
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Similar Lewisia, Lewisia congdonii, Lewisia triphylla, Lewisia kelloggii, Lewisia cantelovii | ||
Lewisia stebbinsii is a rare species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common name Stebbins' lewisia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from less than fifteen sites in the Inner North Coast Ranges of Mendocino and Trinity Counties, mainly in Mendocino National Forest.
Description
This is a perennial herb growing from a slender taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of several fleshy, narrow leaves up to about 9 centimeters long. The inflorescence is made up of several prostrate stems extending from the rosette, each bearing 3 or more flowers. The flower has 7 to 10 pink to red petals with blunt or jagged tips 1 to 1.5 centimeters long.
References
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