Montiaceae
Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Genus
- Lewisia
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Common names
By language (6)
- Chinese
- 苦根, 繁瓣花, 苦根露薇花
- chy
- Mo'ôtáa-heséeo'ôtse
- Dutch
- Bitterroot
- English
- Bitterroot, Bitter root
- Icelandic
- Huldublaðka
- Spanish
- Bitterroot
Synonyms
- Lewisia alba Kellogg
- Lewisia rediviva var. rediviva
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jim Morefield from Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Kellogg's lewisiaLewisia kelloggiiMontiaceae
- Truckee lewisiaLewisia longipetalaMontiaceae
- Cantelow's lewisiaLewisia canteloviiMontiaceae
- Congdon's lewisiaLewisia congdoniiMontiaceae
- Quill-leaf lewisiaLewisia leeanaMontiaceae
- Nevada lewisiaLewisia nevadensisMontiaceae
- Oppositeleaf lewisiaLewisia oppositifoliaMontiaceae
- Alpine lewisiaLewisia pygmaeaMontiaceae
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.