Lewisia brachycalyx
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 400. 1868.
Taproots gradually ramified distally. Stems semiprostrate to suberect, 3–8 cm. Leaves: basal leaves withering at or immediately following anthesis, ± sessile or tapered to broad petiole, blade oblanceolate, ± flattened, 3–8 cm, margins entire, apex acute to obtuse; cauline leaves absent. Inflorescences: flowers borne singly on peduncles; bracts 2, ovate to broadly lanceolate, 5–7 mm, margins entire, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers sessile, not disarticulate in fruit; sepals 2, decussate with bracts, ovate, 4–9 mm, herbaceous, margins entire, not glandular, apex acute; petals 5–9, white, sometimes with pink veins, or pinkish, obovate, 12–26 mm; stamens 9–15; stigmas 5–8. Capsules 6–9 mm. Seeds 40–50, 1.5 mm, shiny. 2n = 20.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Montane meadows in sandy soil
Elevation: 1300-2400 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Utah, Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
As B. Mathew (1989b) noted, plants attributed to New Mexico probably were collected in Arizona.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
"broad" is not a number.