Lewisia columbiana white pink-striped flowers, Blewett Pass, Wenatchee NF, Washington, USA

Columbian lewisia flowers bloom on Table Mountain Trail #1209, near Blewett Pass, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA. The Columbian lewisia (scientific name: Lewisia columbiana, in the purslane family) is native to western United States and British Columbia in rocky mountain habitats. Several stems rise up to 30 centimeters tall, each bearing up to 100 flowers. The flower has 4 to 11 petals, each up to about a centimeter in length and oval with a notched tip. The petals are white to pale pink, usually with sharp dark pink veining (stripes).

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Columbian lewisia flowers bloom on Table Mountain Trail #1209, near Blewett Pass, Wenatchee National Forest, Washington, USA. The Columbian lewisia (scientific name: Lewisia columbiana, in the purslane family) is native to western United States and British Columbia in rocky mountain habitats. Several stems rise up to 30 centimeters tall, each bearing up to 100 flowers. The flower has 4 to 11 petals, each up to about a centimeter in length and oval with a notched tip. The petals are white to pale pink, usually with sharp dark pink veining (stripes).