Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus brevicaulis |
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largeflower fameflower |
dwarf fameflower |
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Habit | Plants to 4 dm; roots fleshily woody. | Plants to 1 dm; roots fusiform, fleshily woody. |
Stems | ascending or erect, simple or branching. |
spreading-ascending, branching, sometimes suffrutescent. |
Leaves | sessile; blade subterete, to 7 cm. |
sessile; blade to 2.5 cm, distal terete or subterete, proximal flatter, broader, somewhat shorter. |
Inflorescences | cymose, much overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. |
cymulose or 1-flowered, slightly to distinctly overtopping leaves; peduncle not scapelike, to 1.5 cm. |
Flowers | sepals persistent, ovate to suborbiculate, 4–6 mm; petals pink- to red-purple, obovate, 10–15 mm; stamens 25–45; stigma 1, subcapitate, 3-lobed. |
sepals persistent, ovate to elliptic-lanceolate, to 8 mm; petals light rose to purplish red, obovate, to 16 mm; stamens usually 20; stigma 1, subcapitate. |
Capsules | broadly ovoid, 6–7 mm. |
ellipsoid, 4–6 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
2n | = 24, 48. |
= 24. |
Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus brevicaulis |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering Apr–Sep. |
Habitat | Rocky or sandy soil, on or near outcrops | Dry woodlands on rocky slopes, ridges, and crests, in limestone and igneous soils |
Elevation | 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) | 1600-3000 m (5200-9800 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CO; IL; KS; LA; MO; NE; NM; OK; TX
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AZ; NM; TX; n Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
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Discussion | Some populations of Phemeranthus calycinus are diploid while others are tetraploid, the latter probably the result of autopolyploidy (W. H. Murdy and M. E. B. Carter 2001). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Within the flora area Phemeranthus brevicaulis has been known most generally as Talinum pulchellum, which was based on a collection from Queen, New Mexico. However, P. brevicaule, which was described earlier (as T. brevicaule) from the Santa Eulalia Mountains in Chihuahua, Mexico, differs in no significant respect, and that epithet has priority when the two entities are merged. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 492. | FNA vol. 4, p. 491. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Talinum calycinum, Claytonia calycina | Talinum brevicaule, Talinum eximium, Talinum pulchellum, Talinum youngiae |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) | (S. Watson) Kiger: Novon 11: 319. (2001) |
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