Phemeranthus sediformis |
Phemeranthus brevicaulis |
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Okanagan fameflower, Okanogan fameflower, Okanogan talinum |
dwarf fameflower |
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Habit | Plants to 1 dm; roots elongate, fleshily woody. | Plants to 1 dm; roots fusiform, fleshily woody. |
Stems | spreading to ascending, branching, bearing ± persistent, arcuate, bristlelike, less than 5 mm, proximal portions of midribs of old leaves, suffrutescent. |
spreading-ascending, branching, sometimes suffrutescent. |
Leaves | sessile; blade subterete, to 1.2 cm, base attenuate. |
sessile; blade to 2.5 cm, distal terete or subterete, proximal flatter, broader, somewhat shorter. |
Inflorescences | cymose, overtopping leaves; peduncle somewhat scapelike or not, to 5 cm. |
cymulose or 1-flowered, slightly to distinctly overtopping leaves; peduncle not scapelike, to 1.5 cm. |
Flowers | 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. |
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 | subglobose, trigonous, to 4 mm. |
ellipsoid, 4–6 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
2n | = 24. |
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Phemeranthus sediformis |
Phemeranthus brevicaulis |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jul. | Flowering Apr–Sep. |
Habitat | Slopes, ledges, rocky soil | Dry woodlands on rocky slopes, ridges, and crests, in limestone and igneous soils |
Elevation | 1000-2000 m (3300-6600 ft) | 1600-3000 m (5200-9800 ft) |
Distribution |
WA; BC
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AZ; NM; TX; n Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila)
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Discussion | 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.) |
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. 494. | FNA vol. 4, p. 491. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Talinum sediforme, Talinum okanoganense, Talinum wayae | Talinum brevicaule, Talinum eximium, Talinum pulchellum, Talinum youngiae |
Name authority | (Poellnitz) Kiger: Novon 11: 320. (2001) | (S. Watson) Kiger: Novon 11: 319. (2001) |
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