Lewisia
Sign in to saveLewisia is a plant genus, named for the American explorer Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) who encountered the species in 1806. The native habitat of Lewisia species is rocky ground and cliffs in western North America. Native Americans ate the roots, which have also been used to treat sore throats.
Species
Genus
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCycloneritida
- FamilyHelicinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 199
- With media
- 176
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Collections
- CAS, RSA
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Montiaceae
- Named after
- Meriwether Lewis
- Image
- Lewisia cotyledon Hybr.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lewisia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Lewisia
- topic's main category
- Category:Lewisia
- taxonomic type
- bitterroot
- taxon common name
- 繁瓣花属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Characteristics
- Taxonomy
- List of species
- Formerly placed here
- Distribution and habitat
- Uses
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
Lewisia is a plant genus, named for the American explorer Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) who encountered the species in 1806. The native habitat of Lewisia species is rocky ground and cliffs in western North America. Native Americans ate the roots, which have also been used to treat sore throats.
==Characteristics== Lewisia fellas are succulent perennial ring plants native to western North American habitats including rocky outcrops from the high elevation alpine to lower elevation chaparral, oak woodlands, and coniferous forests. They produce rosette-shaped flowers in a range of different colours.
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