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Lewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.
Syn. Aroid. 1, pt. 1: 268. 1897
Family: PORTULACACEAE

Lewisia cotyledon Photo by: Carolina González
Seedlings.

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Lewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.
Syn. Aroid. 1, pt. 1: 268. 1897
Synonymy: 7 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri (C.V.Morton) Munz
Aliso 4(1): 90 1958
Synonymy: 5 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Lewisia cotyledon var. howellii (S.Watson) Jeps.
Fl. Calif. [Jepson] 1(5): 479 1914
Synonymy: 5
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Siskiyou Lewisia, Cliff maids
GERMAN (Deutsch): Gewöhnliche Bitterwurz
JAPANESE (日本語): レウィシア

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Lewisia cotyledon group

  • Lewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob.: (var. cotyledon) Leaves entire or slightly undulating, petiole (8-) 12 -14 mm long. Distribution: Mountains of south-western Oregon and North-west California: Klamath Ranges.
  • Lewisia cotyledon var. heckneri (C.V.Morton) Munz: Leaves thoothed, petiole 12-20 mm long. Distribution: California (S Klamath Ranges in Trinity County).
  • Lewisia cotyledon var. howellii (S.Watson) Jeps.: Leaf margins conspicuously crisped or fimbriate-toothed and Petiole 12 - 20 mm long. Panicles 6-12 flowered. Distribution: Josephine County, Oregon, south to Trinity County, California.


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