Portulacaceae FAMILY
Lewisia pygmaea
Lewisia pygmaea
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lewisia pygmaea is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.10 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia to California, Arizona and New Mexico.
HabitatOpen, often gravelly, moist to dryish areas in mountains to above the tree line[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ]. Open places in short turf or gravelly or rocky substrates at elevations of 2300 - 4200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].