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Cliff Maids
( Lewisia cotyledon )
Lewisia cotyledon
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About Cliff Maids (Lewisia cotyledon)
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Lewisia cotyledon
is a species of flowering plant in the purslane family known by the common names Siskiyou lewisia and cliff maids. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in rocky subalpine mountain habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a thick taproot and caudex unit. It produces a basal rosette of many thick, fleshy oval- or spoon-shaped leaves up to 9 centimeters long. The flower cluster arises on one or more stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, each stem bearing an array of up to 50 flowers each. Near the flowers are small, pointed leafs tipped with resin glands. The flower has 7 to 13 petals, each about 1.5 centimeters long. The petals may be pale pink with darker veining, whitish with pinkish orange striping, or solid orange to yellow.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb, Succulent
Size
4 - 11.8 in tall
1 ft wide
Form
Spreading
Growth Rate
Fast
Dormancy
Evergreen, Summer Semi-Deciduous
Fragrance
Slight
Flower Color
Orange, Pink, Yellow, White
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade, Full Sun
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 24
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to -20 - -15° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Well drained. Soil PH: 5 - 7
Common uses
Groundcovers, Deer Resistant
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky, sandy fast draining slopes with Oak woodland, Pine/Fir forest, or subalpine forest
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 24.8" - 153.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.93" - 5.57", Coldest Month: 33.4" - 47.4", Hottest Month: 51.2" - 71.5", Humidity: 0.29" - 21.26", Elevation: 175" - 7013"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Heckner's Lewisia, Siskiyou Bitterroot, Siskiyou Lewisia
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Lewisia cotyledon
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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