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Lewisia cotyledon (S. Watson) B.L. Rob.
Lewisia
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Portulacaceae | The purslane family, including mostly succulent plants such as portulaca |
| Genus | Lewisia | For Captain Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806 |
| Species | cotyledon | From the Greek cotule, “a cavity,” from the cup-like leaves of some species |
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Lewisia cotyledon description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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5/15/2010 · Garden in the Woods, Framingham, Massachusetts
≈ 8 × 7" (19 × 16 cm) 
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