Montiaceae
Shortsepal lewisia
Lewisia brachycalyx
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Lewisia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shortsepal lewisia
Synonyms
- Lewisia brachycarpa S.Watson
- Oreobroma brachycalyx (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Howell
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.