[The Purslane Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Lewisias of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Lewisia

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

Columbia Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana (Synonyms: Calandrinia columbiana, Lewisia columbiana ssp. columbiana, Oreobroma columbianum, Talinum denticulatum) - The 12-18 petals are each 5-13 mm long. Flowers several to many per scape.

Bitterroot, Resurrection Flower, Rock-rose: Lewisia rediviva (Synonyms: Lewisia rediviva var. minor, Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva) - The 6-11 petals are each 18-35 mm long. Flowers solitary on each scape.


Columbia lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana

Columbia lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana

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