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Lewisia rediviva  Pursh  var. minor  (Rydb.) Munz
Bitter root
Lewisia rediviva var. minor is a perennial herb that is native to California.
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Parent: Lewisia rediviva
Genus: Lewisia
Family: Montiaceae  
(Portulacaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 1.4 - weak indicator / indifferent
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSLewisia minor
JEF + PLANTSLewisia rediviva ssp. minor
Information about  Lewisia rediviva var. minor from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
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[explorer.natureserve.org] Habitat: Found from southern California to eastern Utah in dry sandy to rocky areas, windswept ridges and loose gravelly slopes (talus) with shallow soil in open woodlands to sagebrush scrub with pine or juniper. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)

[efloras.org] Description, Range: Link to Flora of North America home All Floras Advanced Search FNA Vol. 4 Page 484 Login | eFloras Home | Help FNA | Family List | FNA Vol. 4 | Portulacaceae | Lewisia 14a. Lewisia rediviva Pursh var. minor (Rydberg) Munz, Man. S. Calif. Bot. 598. 1935. Lewisia minor Rydberg in N. L. Britton et al., N. Amer. Fl. 21: 327. 1932; L. rediviva subsp. minor (Rydberg) A. H. Holmgren Basal leaf blades clavate to narrowly oblanceolate, grooved adaxially. Flowers: sepals 10-12(-15) mm; petals 15 mm; stamens 20-30; pedicel (1-)3-8 mm. Flowering late spring-early summer. Dry rocky places; 1900-2800 m; Calif., Nev., Utah. Variety minor occurs at higher elevations than does var. rediviva and is known from the southern Sierra Nevada and Tooele County, Utah. (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/03/2023).