Calflora: Lewisia nevadensis

Calflora

Taxon Report 4775

Lewisia nevadensis (A. Gray) Robinson

Nevada bitter root, Nevada lewisia, Sierra lewisia

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Lewisia nevadensis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	MONTIACEAE (PLANTS: PORTULACACEAE)
Genus:	Lewisia

Communities:	Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields
AFFINITY to serpentine soil: 1.7 (weak indicator) [Safford et al 2005]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Lewisia pygmaea var. nevadensis
PLANTS:	Oreobroma nevadense

More information about Lewisia nevadensis


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (LENE5)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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