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Lewisia cantelovii

Lewisia cantelovii J.T. Howell

Cantelow's Bitter-root, Cantelow's Lewisia

Portulacaceae (Purslane family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LECA11

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: White to pale pink with darker pink veins.

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Shaded, moist, rocky canyon and ravine walls, serpentine seeps, chaparral, woodlands, conifer forests.

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:			OBL							OBL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lewisia cantelovii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lewisia cantelovii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lewisia cantelovii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-12
Research By: CBR

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