Phemeranthus sediformis
Phemeranthus brevifolius
Okanagan fameflower, Okanogan fameflower, Okanogan talinum
pygmy fameflower
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.
sessile;
blade subterete, to 1.2 cm, base attenuate.
sessile;
blade subterete, to 1.5 cm.
cymose, overtopping leaves;
peduncle somewhat scapelike or not, to 5 cm.
cymulose or often only 1-flowered, usually slightly overtopping leaves;
peduncle not scapelike, sometimes rudimentary, to 0.3 cm.
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 deciduous, oval to orbiculate, to 4 mm;
petals rose, lavender, or rarely white, obovate, to 10 mm;
stamens 20–25;
stigmas 3, sublinear.
subglobose, trigonous, to 4 mm.
subglobose to ellipsoid, 3.5–4 mm.
without arcuate ridges, 1 mm.
without arcuate ridges, 1 mm.
Phemeranthus sediformis
Phemeranthus brevifolius
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.)
Reports of Phemeranthus brevifolius from western Texas and southern New Mexico, where it does not actually occur, apparently have been based on misidentified specimens of P. brevicaulis.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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