quill-leaf lewisia

Lewisia leeana is a perennial herb in the Montiaceae family, found in the Sierra Nevada and Klamath Ranges of California and Oregon. It grows from a narrow, woody taproot connected to one or more caudices. The plant forms a basal rosette of fleshy, flat to cylindrical leaves, up to 4 cm in length. The inflorescence consists of multiple flowers on upright, branching stems reaching up to 24 cm in height. Each flower has 5 to 8 petals, white, pink, or purplish in color, each approximately half a centimeter long. The species was first described in 1897.