''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 Portulacaceae are a family of flowering plants, comprising 115 species in a single genus '' Portulaca''. Formerly some 20 genera with about 500 species, were placed there, but it is now restricted to encompass only one genus, the other genera ...
.
The name is derived from the
Greek
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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
''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), ...
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(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
''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (''ephemeros''), m ...
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(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
''Phemeranthus parviflorus'', commonly called sunbright or prairie fame flower, is a species of flowering plant in the montia family (Montiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the central and eastern United States and north ...
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(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
''Phemeranthus rugospermus'' is a species of flowering plant in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, known by the common names prairie fameflower, rough-seeded fameflower, sand fameflower, and flower-of-an-hour. It is native to the central Un ...
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(Holz.) Kiger – Prairie fameflower
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Phemeranthus sediformis''
(Poelln.) Kiger – Okanogan fameflower
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Phemeranthus spinescens
''Phemeranthus spinescens'' is a North American perennial plant in the 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 ...
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(Torr.) Hershk. – Spiny fameflower
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Phemeranthus teretifolius
''Phemeranthus'' (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the Claytonia perfoliata, miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It was formerly placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words ...
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(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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