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Erocallis

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Erocallis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Erocallis
Rydb.
Species:
E. triphylla
Binomial name
Erocallis triphylla
(S.Wats.) Rydb. (1906)
Synonyms[1]
  • Claytonia triphylla S.Watson (1875)
  • Lewisia triphylla (S.Watson) B.L.Rob. (1897)
  • Oreobroma triphyllum (S.Watson) Howell (1893)

Erocallis triphylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae known by the common name threeleaf lewisia. It is the sole species in genus Erocallis.[1]

It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado.[1] It grows in mountain and forest habitat, often in wet, rocky alpine areas where it may bloom through the snowmelt. This is a perennial herb growing from a fibrous taproot and corm unit. Instead of a basal rosette like many other Lewisia species it produces 2 to 5 short, slender, fleshy leaves from the lower part of the stem, which may be at or under the soil surface. The small stem bears an inflorescence of 1 to 25 flowers. The flower has 5 to 9 small white or pinkish petals often marked with darker veining or stripes.

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