Talinum aurantiacum (Orange Flameflower)

Family

PORTULACACEAE

Scientific Name with Author

Talinum aurantiacum - Engelm.

Synonyms

TALINUM ANGUSTISSIMUM; TALINUM AURANTIACUM VAR. ANGUSTISSIMUM

Common Name

Orange Flameflower

Agency Status
USFWS	State of NM	USFS	BLM	Navajo Nation	State Rank	Global Rank	R-E-D Code	NMRPTC Status	Strategy Status
					S4?	G5		D

Description

Talinum angustissimum is slender-stemmed, narrow-leaved, woody (makes small shrubs where it never freezes), with yellow flowers mostly under 1.5 cm. across. Sepals scarious, deciduous or adnate to fruit and inconspicuous.

Distribution

Talinum angustissimum is in a South American group and is nearly identical to Talinum polygaloides from Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay. Talinum angustissimum is the only species in this group outside of s. South America.

Habitat

Wide variety of habitats, but usually hot and exposed.

Information Compiled By

David J. Ferguson 1997

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