Calflora
Taxon  Report   4777    
Lewisia pygmaea  (A. Gray) B. L. Rob.
Alpine lewisia,   Pigmy bitter root
Lewisia pygmaea, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFCalandrinia grayi
JEFCalandrinia pygmaea
JEFLewisia exarticulata
JEF + PLANTSLewisia minima
JEF + PLANTSLewisia pygmaea var. aridorum
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More information about  Lewisia pygmaea

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: 04/21/2021).