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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus piedmontanus
FAMILY
Montiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read how taxonomy affects conservation decision-making from Alan Weakley and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society.
Read more about Piedmont Rock-pink at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus mengesii
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
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Flora of North America
Phemeranthus mengesii
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Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Talinum mengesii
COMMON NAME:
Piedmont Rock-pink, Piedmont Fameflower
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Maggie Whitson bas_p_piedmontanus1
August Granville County NC
Stigma subcapitate; stamens 25-42; of mafic and ultramafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus piedmontanus
FAMILY
Montiaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus mengesii
FAMILY
Portulacaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Phemeranthus mengesii
INCLUDED WITHIN
Synthesis of the North American Flora (Kartesz, 1999)
Talinum mengesii
3644
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina
Rare
Habitat: In periodic seepage on mafic or ultramafic rocks, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
2 deciduous sepals
5 petals
25-42 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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