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- May 12, 2001
State Flower
Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Bitterroot
Description A low, little plant with comparatively big, deep pink to nearly white flowers that bloom on short stalks, nearly within a rosette of narrow succulent leaves.
Flowers: 1 1/2-2 1/2" (3.8-6.3 cm) wide; petals 12-18; sepals 6-8; stamens 30-50; at middle of each flower stalk is a ring of 5-8 narrow bracts.
Leaves: 1/2-2" (1.3-5 cm) long.
Height: 1/2-2" (1.3-5 cm).
Flower May-July.
Habitat Open places among sagebrush or pines.
Range British Columbia to southern California; east to Colorado, and Montana.
Discussion Of the several pretty species of ground-hugging Lewisias, this one is the Montana state flower and perhaps the most showy. It was first collected by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition, who is honored by the genus name.
Bitterroot
Lewisia rediviva
Oregon Bitterroot
Description A low, little plant with comparatively big, deep pink to nearly white flowers that bloom on short stalks, nearly within a rosette of narrow succulent leaves.
Flowers: 1 1/2-2 1/2" (3.8-6.3 cm) wide; petals 12-18; sepals 6-8; stamens 30-50; at middle of each flower stalk is a ring of 5-8 narrow bracts.
Leaves: 1/2-2" (1.3-5 cm) long.
Height: 1/2-2" (1.3-5 cm).
Flower May-July.
Habitat Open places among sagebrush or pines.
Range British Columbia to southern California; east to Colorado, and Montana.
Discussion Of the several pretty species of ground-hugging Lewisias, this one is the Montana state flower and perhaps the most showy. It was first collected by Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition, who is honored by the genus name.