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Phemeranthus
Sign in to savePhemeranthus (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (ephemeros), meaning "living for one day," and ἄνθος (anthos), meaning "flower." Common names for the various species are often fame flower, rock rose, rock pink, and sand pink.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Phemeranthus is referenced by 12 other articles, and connects out to plant, Ancient Greek and Wikidata.
It sits within the topics Caryophyllales genera, Montiaceae and Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyMontiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 42
- Family
- Montiaceae
- Collections
- SJNM, MO, NY, DES, ASU, WIS
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Montiaceae
- Image
- Phemeranthus teretifolius leaves.jpg
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- taxon name
- Phemeranthus
- taxon rank
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- topic's main category
- Category:Phemeranthus
- Commons category
- Phemeranthus
- taxon common name
- 玉栌兰属
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Selected species
- References
Phemeranthus (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (ephemeros), meaning "living for one day," and ἄνθος (anthos), meaning "flower." Common names for the various species are often fame flower, rock rose, rock pink, and sand pink.
==Selected species== Phemeranthus brevicaulis (S.Watson) Kiger – Dwarf fameflower Phemeranthus brevifolius (Torr.) Hershk. – Pygmy fameflower Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger – Limestone fameflower Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger – Largeflower fameflower Phemeranthus confertiflorus (Greene) Hershk. – New Mexico fameflower Phemeranthus humilis (Greene) Kiger – Pinos Altos fameflower Phemeranthus longipes (Woot. & Standl.) Kiger – Pink fameflower Phemeranthus marginatus (Greene) Kiger – Tepic fameflower Phemeranthus mengesii (W.Wolf) Kiger – Menges' fameflower Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt.) Kiger – Sunbright Phemeranthus piedmontanus Ware – Piedmont fameflower Phemeranthus rhizomatus D.J.Ferguson – Gila fameflower Phemeranthus rugospermus (Holz.) Kiger – Prairie fameflower Phemeranthus sediformis (Poelln.) Kiger – Okanogan fameflower Phemeranthus spinescens (Torr.) Hershk. – Spiny fameflower Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) Raf. – Quill fameflower Phemeranthus thompsonii (N.D.Atwood & S.L.Welsh) Kiger – Cedar Mountain fameflower [synonym of P. valudulus] Phemeranthus validulus (Greene) Kiger – Tusayan fameflower
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phemeranthus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.