PLANTS Profile for Phemeranthus calycinus (largeflower fameflower)

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Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger
largeflower fameflower

Symbol:

PHCA48

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

Talinum calycinum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 37. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

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Synonyms:
Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

TACA

Talinum calycinum Engelm.

largeflower fameflower

Distribution:
Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger


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USA (AR, CO, IL, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 17 species in Phemeranthus

Classification:
Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) 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 calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger – largeflower fameflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

The synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Illinois:
Talinum calycinum
large flower-of-an-hour		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

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

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 02:30 PM CDT