familyPortulacaceae
genusLewisia
speciesLewisia cotyledon
varietyLewisia cotyledon var. cotyledon

Lewisia cotyledon var. cotyledon

Mark A. Hershkovitz, Sean B. Hogan
Endemic
Synonyms: Lewisia cotyledon var. purdyi Lewisia finchiae (Jepson) Gabrielson Lewisia purdyi
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 480.

Basal leaf-blades: margins entire or slightly undulate, not toothed or crisped. Petals (8–) 12–14 mm. 2n = 28.


Phenology: Flowering late spring–summer.
Habitat: Rock crevices on north-facing cliffsides or outcrops
Elevation: 300-2300 m

Distribution

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Calif., Oreg.

Discussion

Variety cotyledon is known only from the Klamath Ranges, northwestern California and southwesternmost Oregon.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"broad" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
28 +
Apex architecture or shape
truncate +
Apex shape
obtuse +  and truncate +
Author
Mark A. Hershkovitz +  and Sean B. Hogan +
Authority
(S. Watson) B. L. Robinson in A. Gray et al. +
Basal leaf architecture
abruptly +  and sessile +
Basal leaf duration
evergreen +
Basal leaf shape
narrowed +
Basionyms
Calandrinia cotyledon +
Blade margin architecture or shape
entire +
Blade margin shape
occasionally dentate;crisped +
Blade shape
oblong +  and ovate +
Blade some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Blade texture
fleshy +
Bract arrangement
opposite +  and alternate +
Bract atypical quantity
2 (9) +
Bract duration
persistent +
Bract quantity
2 +
Bract shape
obovate +  and lanceolate +
Bract size
subequal +
Bract some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Capsule architecture or dehiscence
splitting +
Capsule dehiscence
circumscissile +
Capsule some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
Caudex size
enlarged +
Cauline leaf architecture
gradually +  and sessile +
Cauline leaf arrangement
alternate +
Cauline leaf presence
absent +
Cauline leaf shape
narrowed +
Cyme architecture
subumbellate +
Distribution
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
Elevation
300-2300 m +
Flower architecture
pedicellate +
Flower architecture or course
irregular +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower arrangement
singly +
Flower duration
disarticulate in fruit +  and persistent +
Fruit architecture
capsular +
Gynoecium architecture
2-9-carpelled +
Habitat
Rock crevices on north-facing cliffsides or outcrops +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence architecture
10-50-flowered +
Inflorescence arrangement
paniculate +
Inflorescence density
dense +
Inflorescence position
terminal +  and axillary +
Inflorescence shape
spikelike +
Leaf architecture
exstipulate +  and secund +
Leaf arrangement
subrosulate +, rosulate +, alternate +, subopposite +  and opposite +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Margin coloration
hyaline +
Margin shape
crisped +, not toothed +, undulate +  and entire +
Margin texture
scarious +  and herbaceous +
Node life cycle
flowering +
Node pubescence
glabrous +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
plurilocular +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
superior +
Ovary quantity
1 +
Ovule placentation
1-many +
Ovule quantity
1;50 +
Pedicel some measurement
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Petal architecture
twisting +
Petal atypical quantity
10 (19) +
Petal atypical some measurement
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Petal coloration or density
pink-purple +
Petal fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Petal life cycle
falling +
Petal presence
absent +
Petal quantity
7;10 +
Petal some measurement
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Petiole architecture or fixation
clasping +
Phenology
Flowering late spring–summer. +
Publication title
in A. Gray et al., Syn. Fl. N. Amer. +
Publication year
1897 +
Reference
None +
Roots taproot architecture
ramified +
Roots taproot architecture or shape
cormlike +
Roots taproot shape
Globose (Fusiform) +
Roots taproot texture
fleshy +
Seed architecture
estrophiolate +
Seed architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Seed coloration
black +  and brown +
Seed quantity
1 +  and 50 +
Seed reflectance
shiny +
Seed relief
sculptured +  and smooth +
Seed shape
sculpted +
Seed some measurement
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +, 0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (?) +
Sepal atypical quantity
2 (9) +
Sepal duration
persistent +
Sepal growth form or texture
herbaceous +
Sepal quantity
2 +
Sepal shape
suborbiculate;broadly ovate +
Sepal size
subequal +
Sepal some measurement
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Sepal variability
equal +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
distinct +  and scarcely connate and/or adnate +
Stamen quantity
5 +  and 12 +
Stem architecture
branched +, simple +  and scapelike +
Stem atypical some measurement
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
Stem duration
deciduous +
Stem orientation
ascending +  and suberect +
Stem some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Stigma quantity
2 +  and 4 +
Style architecture
branched +
Style presence
absent +
Synonyms
Lewisia cotyledon var. purdyi +, Lewisia finchiae +  and Lewisia purdyi +
Taproot architecture
ramified +
Taxon family
Portulacaceae +
Taxon name
Lewisia cotyledon var. cotyledon +
Taxon parent
Lewisia cotyledon +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 4 +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +
Whole organism texture
fleshy +  and succulent +
X chromosome quantity
15 +, 14 +, 13 +, 12 +, 11 +  and 10 +