''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the
miner's lettuce family,
Montiaceae
Montiaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising about 14 genera with about 230 known species, ranging from small herbaceous plants to shrubs. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution.
The family Montiaceae was newly adopted in the APG ...
, native to the Americas.
It was formerly placed in
Portulacaceae.
The name is derived from the
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), meaning "living for one day," and ἄνθος (''anthos''), meaning "flower."
Common name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...
s for the various species are often fame flower, rock rose, rock pink, and sand pink.
Selected species
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Phemeranthus brevicaulis''
(S.Watson) Kiger – Dwarf fameflower
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Phemeranthus brevifolius''
(Torr.) Hershk. – Pygmy fameflower
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Phemeranthus calcaricus''
(Ware) Kiger – Limestone fameflower
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Phemeranthus calycinus''
(Engelm.) Kiger – Largeflower fameflower
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Phemeranthus confertiflorus''
(Greene) Hershk. – New Mexico fameflower
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Phemeranthus humilis''
(Greene) Kiger – Pinos Altos fameflower
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Phemeranthus longipes''
(Woot. & Standl.) Kiger – Pink fameflower
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Phemeranthus marginatus''
(Greene) Kiger – Tepic fameflower
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Phemeranthus mengesii''
(W.Wolf) Kiger – Menges' fameflower
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Phemeranthus parviflorus''
(Nutt.) Kiger – Sunbright
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Phemeranthus piedmontanus''
Ware – Piedmont fameflower
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Phemeranthus rhizomatus''
D.J.Ferguson – Gila fameflower
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Phemeranthus rugospermus''
(Holz.) Kiger – Prairie fameflower
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Phemeranthus sediformis''
(Poelln.) Kiger – Okanogan fameflower
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Phemeranthus spinescens''
(Torr.) Hershk. – Spiny fameflower
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Phemeranthus teretifolius''
(Pursh) Raf. – Quill fameflower
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Phemeranthus thompsonii''
(N.D.Atwood & S.L.Welsh) Kiger – Cedar Mountain fameflower
ynonym of ''P. valudulus''/small>
*'' Phemeranthus validulus'' (Greene) Kiger – Tusayan fameflower
References
Caryophyllales genera
Montiaceae
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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