''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
miner's lettuce family,
Montiaceae
Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG ...
, native to the Americas.
It is sometimes placed in
Portulacaceae
The Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising 115 species in a single genus '' Portulaca''. Formerly some 20 genera with about 500 species, were placed there, but it is now restricted to encompass only one genus, the other genera ...
.
The name is derived from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), meaning "living for one day," and ἄνθος (''anthos''), meaning "flower."
s for the various species are often fame flower, rock rose, rock pink, and sand pink.
Selected species
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Phemeranthus brevicaulis''
(S.Watson) Kiger – Dwarf fameflower
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Phemeranthus brevifolius''
(Torr.) Hershk. – Pygmy fameflower
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Phemeranthus calcaricus
''Phemeranthus calcaricus'', the limestone fameflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Montiaceae. It is native to limestone glades of the Interior Low Plateaus of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alabama, and in the Ozark Mountains of Ar ...
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(Ware) Kiger – Limestone fameflower
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Phemeranthus calycinus''
(Engelm.) Kiger – Largeflower fameflower
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Phemeranthus confertiflorus''
(Greene) Hershk. – New Mexico fameflower
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Phemeranthus humilis''
(Greene) Kiger – Pinos Altos fameflower
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Phemeranthus longipes''
(Woot. & Standl.) Kiger – Pink fameflower
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Phemeranthus marginatus''
(Greene) Kiger – Tepic fameflower
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Phemeranthus mengesii''
(W.Wolf) Kiger – Menges' fameflower
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Phemeranthus parviflorus''
(Nutt.) Kiger – Sunbright
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Phemeranthus piedmontanus''
Ware – Piedmont fameflower
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Phemeranthus rhizomatus''
D.J.Ferguson – Gila fameflower
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Phemeranthus rugospermus''
(Holz.) Kiger – Prairie fameflower
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Phemeranthus sediformis''
(Poelln.) Kiger – Okanogan fameflower
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Phemeranthus spinescens''
(Torr.) Hershk. – Spiny fameflower
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Phemeranthus teretifolius''
(Pursh) Raf. – Quill fameflower
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Phemeranthus thompsonii''
(N.D.Atwood & S.L.Welsh) Kiger – Cedar Mountain fameflower
ynonym of ''P. valudulus''/small>
*'' Phemeranthus validulus'' (Greene) Kiger – Tusayan Fameflower
References
External links
Caryophyllales genera
Montiaceae
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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