Phemeranthus teretifolius |
Phemeranthus validulus |
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quill fameflower, rock-portulaca |
tusayan fameflower |
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Habit | Plants to 5 dm; roots elongate, fleshy. | Plants to 1.2 dm; roots elongate, woody. |
Stems | ± erect, simple or sometimes branching. |
spreading-ascending overall, sometimes basally decumbent, branching. |
Leaves | sessile; blade terete, to 6 cm. |
sessile; blade terete, to 4.5 cm. |
Inflorescences | cymose, over-topping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. |
cymose, slightly to much overtopping leaves; peduncle ± scapelike or not, to 6.5 cm. |
Flowers | 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. |
sepals persistent, broadly lanceolate, to 4 mm, apex acuminate; petals white to purplish pink, paler at base, elliptic-ovate, to 9 mm; stamens (6–)7–18; stigma 1, subcapitate, sometimes 3-lobed. |
Capsules | subglobose, 4–5 mm. |
ovoid, strongly trigonous, 5–7 mm. |
Seeds | without arcuate ridges, 0.8–1 mm. |
without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. |
2n | = 48. |
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Phemeranthus teretifolius |
Phemeranthus validulus |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Oct. | Flowering Jun–Sep. |
Habitat | Thin, rocky or sandy soil, usually on or near edges of sandstone, granitic, and serpentine outcrops | Woodland openings and bare slopes and summits in rocky soil on chert, basalt, and cinder |
Elevation | 200-1000 m (700-3300 ft) | 1800-2400 m (5900-7900 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; GA; KY; MD; NC; PA; SC; TN; VA; WV
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AZ; NM |
Discussion | 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.) |
The more recently described Phemeranthus thompsonii may be indistinct from P. validulus and perhaps should be merged with it. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 4, p. 495. | FNA vol. 4, p. 495. |
Parent taxa | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus | Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Talinum teretifolium, Claytonia teretifolia, Talinum ciliatum | Talinum validulum |
Name authority | (Pursh) Rafinesque: Specchio Sci. 1: 86. (1814) | (Greene) Kiger: Novon 11: 321. (2001) |
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