Lewisia brachycalyx
| Lewisia brachycalyx | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Montiaceae |
| Genus: | Lewisia |
| Species: | L. brachycalyx
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| Binomial name | |
| Lewisia brachycalyx | |
Lewisia brachycalyx is a
family Montiaceae, known by the common name short-sepal bitter-root or shortsepal lewisia.[1] It is native to the mountains of the southwestern United States and Baja California,[1]
where it grows in moist habitat such as meadows.
Description
Lewisia brachycalyx is a
calyx".[3]
The genus Lewisia was moved in 2009 from the purslane family (Portulacaceae) with adoption of the APG III system, which established the family Montiaceae.
Cultivation
This plant is hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) but requires well-drained, acid to neutral pH soil in full sun. It becomes dormant after flowering in the summer. It is a suitable subject for an alpine garden where it can be given the conditions that best replicate its natural habitat. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Lewisia brachycalyx". Calflora.org. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ISBN 9781405332965.
- ISBN 978-1-84533-731-5.
- ^ "RHS Plantfinder - Lewisia brachycalyx". Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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