Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus calcaricus |
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largeflower fameflower |
limestone fameflower |
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Habit | Plants to 4 dm; roots fleshily woody. | Plants to 2.5 dm; roots tuberous, fleshy. |
Stems | ascending or erect, simple or branching. |
ascending to erect, sometimes branching, ± tufted. |
Leaves | sessile; blade subterete, to 7 cm. |
sessile; blade terete, to 5 cm. |
Inflorescences | cymose, much overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. |
cymose, overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 15 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, 3–4 mm; petals rose-purple, elliptic to obovate, 8–10 mm; stamens 25–45; stigma 1, distinctly 3-lobed. |
Capsules | broadly ovoid, 6–7 mm. |
ovoid to obovoid, 4–6 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
without arcuate ridges, 1.2 mm. |
2n | = 24, 48. |
= 48. |
Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus calcaricus |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering May–Sep. |
Habitat | Rocky or sandy soil, on or near outcrops | Cedar glades in shallow soil on limestone outcrops |
Elevation | 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) | 100-400 m (300-1300 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CO; IL; KS; LA; MO; NE; NM; OK; TX
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AL; AR; KY; TN |
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.) |
A recent study strongly suggests that Phemeranthus calcaricus is a derivative of autotetraploid P. calycinus (W. H. Murdy and M. E. B. Carter 2001). Congruent with that hypothesis, one collection from a glade in Izard County, Arkansas (B. L. Lipscomb 1577, NCU), which is within the range of P. calycinus, appears to belong to P. calcaricus, which is known otherwise only from well east of the Mississippi River and outside the range of P. calycinus. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 492. | FNA vol. 4, p. 492. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Talinum calycinum, Claytonia calycina | Talinum calcaricum |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) | (S. Ware) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) |
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