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Phemeranthus calycinus
Also called Large Flowered Fameflower
Phemeranthus calycinus, commonly called largeflower fameflower, rock pink, or fame flower is a species of flowering plant in the montia family (Montiaceae). It is native to the central United States, and its natural habitat is on glades, sandy areas, or bluffs with rock outcrops.
It is native to New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois. It is listed as endangered in Illinois and critically imperiled/imperiled in Nebraska. It is found primarily in the areas of the Great Plains and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains in the United States. Its natural habitat is on glades, sandy areas, or bluffs with rock outcrops, typically on acidic substrates (although rare populations on calcareous substrates are known).
Limestone fameflower · Menges' fameflower · Sunbright · Prairie fameflower · Okanogan fameflower · Spiny fameflower · Quill fameflower · Fameflower
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phemeranthus calycinus 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.
