PLANTS Profile for Phemeranthus teretifolius (quill fameflower)

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Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.
quill fameflower

Symbol:

PHTE18

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

Talinum teretifolium

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: 36. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

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Synonyms:
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

TATE

Talinum teretifolium Pursh

quill fameflower

Distribution:
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, DE, GA, KY, MD, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 17 species in Phemeranthus

Classification:
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

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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 teretifolius (Pursh) Raf. – quill fameflower

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

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 teretifolium
roundleaf fameflower		Threatened
Maryland:
Talinum teretifolium
fameflower		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Talinum teretifolium
round-leaved fame-flower		Threatened
Tennessee:
Talinum teretifolium
roundleaf fameflower		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf.

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

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 12:38 PM CDT