Calflora
Taxon  Report   4774    
Lewisia longipetala  (Piper) S. Clay
Long petaled lewisia,   Truckee lewisia
Lewisia longipetala, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Lewisia pygmaea ssp. longipetala
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   CNDDB
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Montiaceae  
Genus: Lewisia

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPS + PLANTSLewisia pygmaea ssp. longipetala
JEF + PLANTSOreobroma longipetalum
More information about  Lewisia longipetala

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/03/2021).