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Threadleaf Lewis  Geotagged,Lewisia triphylla,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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''Lewisia triphylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the Montiaceae family known by the common name threeleaf lewisia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where 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,.. more

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Species identified by morpheme
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Uploaded Jun 8, 2018. Captured Jun 7, 2018 12:02 in NF-9712, Cle Elum, WA 98922, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/9.0
  • 1/180s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm