Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus sediformis |
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largeflower fameflower |
Okanagan fameflower, Okanogan fameflower, Okanogan talinum |
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Habit | Plants to 4 dm; roots fleshily woody. | Plants to 1 dm; roots elongate, fleshily woody. |
Stems | ascending or erect, simple or branching. |
spreading to ascending, branching, bearing ± persistent, arcuate, bristlelike, less than 5 mm, proximal portions of midribs of old leaves, suffrutescent. |
Leaves | sessile; blade subterete, to 7 cm. |
sessile; blade subterete, to 1.2 cm, base attenuate. |
Inflorescences | cymose, much overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. |
cymose, overtopping leaves; peduncle somewhat scapelike or not, to 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, ovate, to 4 mm; petals white, sometimes tinged pink or pale yellow, obovate to suborbiculate, to 8 mm; stamens 15; stigma 1, subcapitate. |
Capsules | broadly ovoid, 6–7 mm. |
subglobose, trigonous, to 4 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
2n | = 24, 48. |
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Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus sediformis |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering May–Jul. |
Habitat | Rocky or sandy soil, on or near outcrops | Slopes, ledges, rocky soil |
Elevation | 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) | 1000-2000 m (3300-6600 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CO; IL; KS; LA; MO; NE; NM; OK; TX
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WA; BC
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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.) |
Of conservation concern. Phemeranthus sediformis is poorly known and merits further study in the field and better representation in herbaria. When its characters and their ranges of variation are better known, it may prove to be indistinct from P. spinescens. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 492. | FNA vol. 4, p. 494. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Talinum calycinum, Claytonia calycina | Talinum sediforme, Talinum okanoganense, Talinum wayae |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) | (Poellnitz) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) |
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