Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus teretifolius |
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largeflower fameflower |
quill fameflower, rock-portulaca |
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Habit | Plants to 4 dm; roots fleshily woody. | Plants to 5 dm; roots elongate, fleshy. |
Stems | ascending or erect, simple or branching. |
± erect, simple or sometimes branching. |
Leaves | sessile; blade subterete, to 7 cm. |
sessile; blade terete, to 6 cm. |
Inflorescences | cymose, much overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. |
cymose, over-topping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 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, elliptic to ovate, 3–4 mm; petals rose-purple, obovate, 5–7 mm; stamens 12–20; stigma 1, subcapitate or sometimes indistinctly 3-lobed. |
Capsules | broadly ovoid, 6–7 mm. |
subglobose, 4–5 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
without arcuate ridges, 0.8–1 mm. |
2n | = 24, 48. |
= 48. |
Phemeranthus calycinus |
Phemeranthus teretifolius |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Oct. | Flowering Apr–Oct. |
Habitat | Rocky or sandy soil, on or near outcrops | Thin, rocky or sandy soil, usually on or near edges of sandstone, granitic, and serpentine outcrops |
Elevation | 100-1200 m (300-3900 ft) | 200-1000 m (700-3300 ft) |
Distribution |
AR; CO; IL; KS; LA; MO; NE; NM; OK; TX
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AL; GA; KY; MD; NC; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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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.) |
Phemeranthus teretifolius is an allopolyploid derived from P. parviflorus and P. mengesii, both of which it evidently outcompetes within its southern Appalachian range (M. E. B. Carter and W. H. Murdy 1985; W. H. Murdy and M. E. B. Carter 1985, 2001). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 492. | FNA vol. 4, p. 495. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Talinum calycinum, Claytonia calycina | Talinum teretifolium, Claytonia teretifolia, Talinum ciliatum |
Name authority | (Engelmann) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) | (Pursh) Rafinesque: Specchio Sci. 1: 86. (1814) |
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