Lewisia oppositifolia (S. Watson) B.L. Rob.
Annotated by Linda Jennings, Daniel Mosquin, Brent Hine, Wendy DesCamp, Randall Hitchin, 2008.

Oregon: Josephine County, Siskiyou National Forest, along Forest Service Road 4402 (Lone Mountain Road) Elev. 1994 ft
42.038917° N, 123.750033° W,
Vernally moist openings within conifer savannah; associated species include Pinus jeffreyi, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Calocedrus decurrens, Ceanothus pumilus, Umbellularia californica (shrub form), Frangula californica ssp. californica, Arctostaphylos viscida, Zigadenus sp., Danthonia sp., Viola aff. cuneata and Mimulus sp.; growing on a gentle northeast facing slope in vernally wet seeps with rocky serpentine soil. Locally common but restricted to area; population >500 individuals; herbaceous, somewhat succulent plant with red tinged green leaves; 25% in bloom, flower petals white with yellow at base, on red tinged stems.

Linda Jennings | Daniel Mosquin | Brent Hine | Wendy DesCamp | Randall Hitchin 38, 2008 May 07
UBC, Accession: V241465