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Limestone fameflower

Phemeranthus calcaricus

Also called Cedar Glade Rock Pink

Limestone fameflower
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Montiaceae (Monti family)
Grows as
Succulent, Perennial
Native range
NE. Colorado to C. & SE. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

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 Arkansas. The majority populations are found in the Nashville Basin of Tennessee, where it can be locally abundant on exposed limestone in high quality glades.

Phemeranthus calcaricus is a small, succulent perennial that is uncommon throughout its range.

Other Phemeranthus plants

Largeflower fameflower · Menges' fameflower · Sunbright · Prairie fameflower · Okanogan fameflower · Spiny fameflower · Quill fameflower · Fameflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phemeranthus calcaricus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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