Status: Native
Synonyms:
Phemeranthus confertifolius (Greene) Hershkovitz
Talinum confertifolium Greene
Talinum fallax von Poellnitz
Talinum gooddingii P. Wilson
Talinum gracile Rose & Standley (non Colla 1833)
Talinum parviflorum Nuttall
Talinum rosei P. Wilson
Phemeranthus parviflorus is a small perennial herb with flowers in terminal cymes and round leaves. The flowers have two sepals and are white, pink or purplish. The inflorescence is raised well above the leaves. The fruit is an ovoid capsule.
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Phemeranthus parviflorus, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, along Hwy 15 N of Ben Lily memorial, August 28, 2021
Phemeranthus parviflorus, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, along Hwy 15 N of Ben Lily memorial, August 28, 2021
Phemeranthus parviflorus, macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, along Hwy 15 N of Ben Lily memorial, August 28, 2021
Phemeranthus parviflorus, photo Angela Flanders, Black Range, Aldo Leopold Wilderness, Forest Trail 77, July 30, 2009
Phemeranthus parviflorus, ovoid capsule subtended by two sepals, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Silver City, Boston Hill, Aug. 8, 2009
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