lewisia cotyledon

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lewisia cotyledon

A pink-and-red-striped lewisia cotyledon blooms from a rocky crevice.

Definition

Noun: 1. A species of flowering plant: Lewisia cotyledon is the scientific name for a specific type of evergreen perennial plant. It is characterized by a dense, ground-hugging rosette of fleshy, spoon-shaped leaves. It produces showy flower clusters (panicles) on tall stems, with blooms that can be pink, white with red stripes, or pink-purple. This plant is native to a specific rocky, mountainous habitat.

Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The garden's rockery features a beautiful Lewisia cotyledon with striking pink-and-white striped flowers.
    • Botanists study the adaptation of Lewisia cotyledon to its harsh cliff-side environment.
    • For successful cultivation, Lewisia cotyledon requires excellent drainage and protection from winter wet.
Advanced Usage
  • In botanical nomenclature: The name follows the binomial (two-part) system, where is the genus and is the specific epithet. It is always written in italics.
    • The correct citation for the species is Lewisia cotyledon.*
Variants and Related Words
  • Common Name: Cliff Maids. This is the non-scientific, common name for this plant.
    • Cliff Maids (Lewisia cotyledon) are popular in alpine gardens.
  • Genus Name: . This refers to the entire genus, which includes other species besides .
    • Several Lewisia species are prized by succulent collectors.
Synonyms
  • Cliff Maids (n): The primary common name for .
Notes on Different Meanings
  • "Cotyledon" as a separate term: In general botany, a cotyledon is a seed leaf, the first leaf or pair of leaves from the embryo of a seed plant. This is a different, more general usage of the word.
    • Botany students learned to identify the cotyledon in the germinating bean seed.
    • The specific epithet "cotyledon" in Lewisia cotyledon likely refers to the shape of its leaves resembling a seed leaf.
lewisia cotyledon

A pink-and-red-striped lewisia cotyledon blooms from a rocky crevice.

Noun
  1. evergreen perennial having a dense basal rosette of long spatula-shaped leaves and panicles of pink or white-and-red-striped or pink-purple flowers; found on cliffs and in rock crevices in mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California

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