Phemeranthus calcaricus

Classification	Dicots
Family	Montiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Portulacaceae
Genus	Phemeranthus
Species:	Phemeranthus calcaricus (Ware) Kiger
Common Name	Limestone Fameflower
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Arrangement: subopposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: succulent; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	9
Status	Native
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** Not applicable or data not available.

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Logan (KY), Simpson (KY), Davidson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Lincoln (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Rutherford (TN), Trousdale (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1988 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0091403	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091413	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091411	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091406	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091405	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091404	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091415	Trousdale	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091414	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091407	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091412	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091410	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091409	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
TENN-V-0091408	Marshall	Tennessee			TENN Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0113342	Simpson	Kentucky	30 May 1990	Kenneth Nicely	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0055003	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0045781	Lincoln	Tennessee			APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0119817	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0006930	Giles	Tennessee	21 Jul 2002	Dwayne Estes 03703	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0006928	Maury	Tennessee	11 Jun 1998	Dwayne Estes 00219	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0086727	Simpson	Kentucky	28 Apr 1989		APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0089070	Logan	Kentucky	23 May 2017	Mason Brock	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0079982	Simpson	Kentucky	11 Aug 1988	John Macgregor	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0045782	Maury	Tennessee	30 Jul 2005	Dwayne Estes	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus
APSC0113341	Simpson	Kentucky	27 Jun 1988	Marc Evans	APSC Phemeranthus calcaricus

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