NameThatPlant.net: Phemeranthus mengesii

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus mengesii FAMILY Montiaceae Go to FSUS key

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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus mengesii FAMILY Portulacaceae

COMMON NAME:
Menges' Fameflower, Large-flowered Fameflower, Menges' Rock-pink, Large-flowered Rock-pink

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Phemeranthus mengesii FAMILY Montiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Phemeranthus mengesii FAMILY Portulacaceae

2302

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: In shallow soil over felsic rocks (granite) or sandstone (in GA and AL), or Altamaha Grit (GA), where periodically wet by seepage; rare (locally common in GA), per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Coastal Plain (rare in SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Pink
Radially symmetrical
2 deciduous sepals
5 petals
(40) 50-80 (90) stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule

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