Montiaceae

Limestone fameflower

Phemeranthus calcaricus (S.Ware) Kiger

Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Phemeranthus

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Limestone fameflower (Phemeranthus calcaricus) — FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Limestone fameflower

Synonyms

Talinum calcaricum S.Ware

Flowers

In flower: May to September (from 18 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alaina Krakowiak, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.