Lewisia serrata

Saw-toothed lewisia, Saw-Toothed Lewisia

Family: Montiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Saw-toothed lewisia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in metamorphic cliff faces, rocky outcrops, riparian scrub, woodland, and conifer forest at elevations of 900 to 1,435 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces pale pink flowers with three to five longitudinal veins, approximately 5 to 6 millimeters long, emerging from a spreading rosette. Growing with several flowering stems 10 to 20 centimeters tall, it forms an open, many-flowered panicle that rises well above its distinctive leaves. Its leaves are arranged in a spreading rosette, less than 8 centimeters long, with a narrow spoon-shaped form and coarsely toothed edges that taper to a wide petiole with a rounded tip. The fruit is small, measuring 2.5 to 3 millimeters long, containing one to three seeds.

Habitat: Metamorphic cliff faces, rocky outcrops, riparian scrub, woodland, conifer forest

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 900-1435 m

Bioregions: n SNH.

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.