Biology:Lewisia kelloggii
Lewisia kelloggii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Montiaceae |
Genus: | Lewisia |
Species: | L. kelloggii
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Binomial name | |
Lewisia kelloggii K.Brandegee
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Lewisia kelloggii is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name Kellogg's lewisia. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California , where it is known from several sites high in the mountains. It grows in rocky mountain habitat in granite and slate substrates. This is a perennial herb growing from a thick, short taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of many thick, leathery, spoon-shaped leaves up to 9 centimeters long. The inflorescence bears several flowers, each on a very short stalk. The flower has 5 to 13 shiny white or pinkish petals just over a centimeter long. Under the petals are two sepals and two similar bracts lined with spherical resin glands.
A population of Lewisia plants in the Sawtooth Range in Idaho were previously included in this species. Genetic analysis has shown that it is different enough to be considered a species of its own and has been named Lewisia sacajaweana, Sacajawea's bitterroot.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Who knew? Newly Delimited California Sensitive Plant Gains Protection from Rock Barrier and Informative Sign. US Forest Service.
- ↑ Ray-Vizgirda, E. Plant of the Week: Sacajawea's Bitterroot . US Forest Service.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6537352 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewisia kelloggii.
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