Lewisia cotyledon

Lewisia cotyledon
Lewisia cotyledon

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Montiaceae
Genus: Lewisia
Species: Lewisia cotyledon
Varieties: L. c. var. cotyledon – L. c. var. hecneri – L. c. var. howellii

Name edit

Lewisia cotyledon (S.Watson) B.L.Rob., 1897

Synonyms edit

  • Homotypic
    • Calandrinia cotyledon S.Watson in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 20: 355 (1885)
    • Oreobroma cotyledon (S.Watson) Howell in Erythea 1: 32 (1893)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental:Northern America
    • Regional:Western USA
      • Oregon, Washington

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

B.L.Rob. in A. Gray, 1897. Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1(1):268.

Additional references edit

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2003). Flora of North America North of Mexico 4: 1-559. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Siskiyou lewisia, cliff maids.
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