Distribution: Olympic and Cascade Mountains of Washington, south to California.
Habitat: Open, often gravelly, moist to mesic areas at moderate elevations in the mountains to above tree line.
Flowers: Late May - August
Origin: Native
Growth Duration: Perennial
Conservation Status: Not of concern
Succulent, scapose, perennial herb from a fleshy, carrot-like root 1.5-6 cm. long and up to 2 cm. thick, the several scapes 1-8 cm. long.
Leaves all basal, several to numerous, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, up to 15 cm. long.
Scapes 1-flowered, with 2 linear, opposite bracts about mid-length; sepals 2, ovate, 5-10 mm. long, entire, acute, green to red; petals about 7, white or greenish-white to lavender or deep pink, 6-17 mm. long, often glandular-hairy; stamens 4-12; style 1, with 3-6 elongate stigmas.
Capsule about equal to the sepals.
PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Lewisia nevadensis in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WA Flora Checklist: Lewisia nevadensis checklist entry.
E-Flora BC: Lewisia nevadensis atlas page.
CalPhotos: Lewisia nevadensis photos.
USDA Plants: Lewisia nevadensis information.