PRAIRIE FAMEFLOWER
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Phemeranthus parviflorus (Nutt. ) Kiger
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| [=Talinum parviflorum Nutt.] |
| Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| Perennial |
| Height: 2-8 inches |
| Family: Portulacaceae - Purslane Family |
| Flowering Period: April, May, June, July, August |
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| Also Called: | | Dwarf flameflower, prairie flameflower. | | Stems: | | More or less erect, simple or branching, short. | | Leaves: | | Alternate or nearly opposite, sessile, fleshy, circular in cross section, linear, 3/5 to 2 inches long, less than 1/10 inch thick; bases slightly broadened. | | Inflorescences: | | Cymes, terminal, bracted; flowering stalks slender, 1.2 to 6 inches long. | | Flowers: | | Showy, usually stalked but sometimes nearly sessile; sepals 2, distinct and free, egg-shaped, 1/8 to 1/6 inch long, deciduous or sometimes persistent, tip sometimes purplish; petals 5, pale pink to purplish, elliptic to eg-shaped, about 1/4 inch long; stamens 4-8; style longer than stamens; stigma head-like. | | Fruits: | | Capsules, ellipsoid, 1/8 to 1/5 inch long; seeds many, smooth, flattened, roundish. | | Habitat: | | Bare sandy, acidic soils overlying rocks. | | Distribution: | | Scattered throughout Kansas. | | Uses: | | The Navajo steeped the roots to make a lotion and applied a poultice of root bark to sores. | | Comments: | | The flowers open late afternoon, evening or when overcast. | | | | See also Rockpink Phemeranthus calycinus. |
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| Prairie fameflower |  | | 61 KB | | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| | Prairie fameflower |  | | 61 KB | | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| | Prairie fameflower inflorescence |  | | 69 KB | | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| | Prairie fameflower leaves |  | | 136 KB | | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
| | Prairie fameflower |  | | 102 KB | | Ellsworth County, Kansas |
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