Phemeranthus spinescens
Taxon 46: 222. 1997.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Talinum spinescens Torrey in C. Wilkes et al., U.S. Expl. Exped. 17: 250. 1874
Plants to 3 dm; roots elongate, woody. Stems erect to ascending, simple or branching, bearing ± persistent, straight, spinelike, 5 mm or more, proximal portions of midribs of old leaves, suffrutescent. Leaves petiolate; blade subterete, to 2.5 cm, base attenuate. Inflorescences cymose, overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 20 cm. Flowers: sepals deciduous, orbiculate to ovate, to 3 mm; petals pale to bright rose or purplish red, elliptic to obovate, to 10 mm; stamens 20–30; stigma 1, subcapitate. Capsules ovoid-globose, 5 mm. Seeds without arcuate ridges, 1.2 mm.
Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Cliffs, ledges, and outcrops in basaltic soils
Elevation: 700-1100 m
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