PLANTS Profile for Phemeranthus calcaricus (limestone fameflower)

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PLANTS Profile

Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger
limestone fameflower

Symbol:

PHCA47

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

Talinum calcaricum

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Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

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Synonyms:
Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

TACA14

Talinum calcaricum Ware

limestone fameflower

Native Status:
Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger


View Distribution	Native Introduced

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, KY, TN)

Related Taxa:
Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 17 species in Phemeranthus

Classification:
Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Portulacaceae – Purslane family
Genus	Phemeranthus Raf.
Species	Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger – limestone fameflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
Talinum calcaricum
limestone fameflower		Endangered
Tennessee:
Talinum calcaricum
limestone fame-flower		Special Concern

More Accounts and Images:
Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:23 PM CDT