Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Three Leaf Lewisia

Lewisia triphylla - Uncommon, early summer, perennial, 1-4 in. Stems weak, sprawling, topped with flowers. Leaves 2-5, thread-like, to 2 1/2 in. long, only on upper part of stem. Flowers small in loose clusters of 1-10. Petals 5-9. with rounded tips, often with thin pencil lines, white or pink, stamens 3-5, stigmas 3-5. Grows in damp sand, wet gravelly slopes, damp meadows where snows are late to melt, at mid to alpine elevations. First found and noted (though not collected) by Meriwether Lewis. Native.