Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus marginatus |
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Habit | Plants to 4 dm; roots fleshily woody. | Plants to 0.5 dm; roots tuberous. |
Stems | ascending or erect, simple or branching. |
± erect, simple. |
Leaves | sessile; blade subterete, to 7 cm. |
sessile but strongly contracted at or below middle and appearing petiolate; blade proximally subterete, distally flattened and oblong-spatulate, to 4 cm. |
Inflorescences | cymose, much overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. |
cymose, slightly overtopped by to usually overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 2.5 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 deciduous, broadly lanceolate to ovate, 2–3 mm; petals yellow, obovate, 3–5 mm; stamens 5; stigma 1, subcapitate. |
Capsules | broadly ovoid, 6–7 mm. |
ellipsoid, 3 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
with arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
2n | = 24, 48. |
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Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus marginatus |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering Jul–Aug. |
Habitat | Rocky or sandy soil, on or near outcrops | Dry, rocky slopes, ridges, and ledges |
Elevation | 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) | 1900-2200 m (6200-7200 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CO; IL; KS; LA; MO; NE; NM; OK; TX
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AZ; n Mexico |
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.) |
Of conservation concern. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 492. | FNA vol. 4, p. 493. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
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Synonyms | Talinum calycinum, Claytonia calycina | Talinum marginatum |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) | (Greene) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) |
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