Phemeranthus teretifolius

(Pursh) Rafinesque

Specchio Sci. 1: 86. 1814.

Common names: Rock-portulaca
Endemic
Basionym: Talinum teretifolium Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 365. 1814
Synonyms: Claytonia teretifolia (Pursh) Kuntze Talinum ciliatum Lindley
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 4. Treatment on page 495. Mentioned on page 490.

Plants to 5 dm; roots elongate, fleshy. Stems ± erect, simple or sometimes branching. Leaves sessile; blade terete, to 6 cm. Inflorescences cymose, over-topping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 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. Capsules subglobose, 4–5 mm. Seeds without arcuate ridges, 0.8–1 mm. 2n = 48.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Oct.
Habitat: Thin, rocky or sandy soil, usually on or near edges of sandstone, granitic, and serpentine outcrops
Elevation: 200-1000 m

Distribution

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Ala., Ga., Ky., Md., N.C., Pa., S.C., Tenn., Va., W.Va.

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).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Robert W. Kiger +
(Pursh) Rafinesque +
Talinum teretifolium +
Rock-portulaca +
Ala. +, Ga. +, Ky. +, Md. +, N.C. +, Pa. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
200-1000 m +
Thin, rocky or sandy soil, usually on or near edges of sandstone, granitic, and serpentine outcrops +
Flowering Apr–Oct. +
Specchio Sci. +
Claytonia teretifolia +  and Talinum ciliatum +
Phemeranthus teretifolius +
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