초화화(草花火)

 

학명 : Phemeranthus calycinus (Engelm.) Kiger

Synonym : Talinum calycinum Engelmann

* 국내에서는 이명으로 통용되고 있다

분류 : Montiaceae

Common Names : largeflower fameflower, rock pink, fame flower

학명 풀이

Phemeranthus : Possibly from the Greek ephemoros (living for a day)

and anthos (flower)

calycinus means calyx-like

Talinum : Obscure name, possibly African in origin

 

중국어명 : 岩玫瑰(암매괴)

일어명 : クサハナビ（草花火)

국내 유통명 : 초화화(草花火)

 

사진 : 2024.06.10 용인 양지 버스 정류장

 

 

 

 

 

 

설명

 

FNA

 

Plants to 4 dm; roots fleshily woody. Stems ascending or erect, simple or branching. Leaves sessile; blade subterete, to 7 cm. Inflorescences cymose, much overtopping leaves; peduncle scapelike, to 25 cm. Flowers: sepals persistent, ovate to suborbiculate, 4-6 mm; petals pink- to red-purple, obovate, 10-15 mm; stamens 25-45; stigma 1, subcapitate, 3-lobed. Capsules broadly ovoid, 6-7 mm. Seeds without arcuate ridges, 1 mm. 2n = 24, 48.

 

Flowering May-Oct. Rocky or sandy soil, on or near outcrops; 100-1200 m; Ark., Colo., Ill., Kans., La., Mo., Nebr., N.Mex., Okla., Tex.

 

Some populations of Phemeranthus calycinus are diploid while others are tetraploid, the latter probably the result of autopolyploidy (W. H. Murdy and M. E. B. Carter 2001).

 

 

Wikipedia

 

 

 

Phemeranthus calycinus, commonly called largeflower fameflower,[1] rock pink, or fame flower[2] is a species of flowering plant in the montia family (Montiaceae). It is native to the central United States, and its natural habitat is on glades, sandy areas, or bluffs with rock outcrops.

 

Description

Phemeranthus calycinus is an herbaceous perennial, typically growing in large colonies. Its leaves are up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long, linear, very narrow, succulent, and found at the base of the plant.[3] A leafless flower stalk rises from the basal leaves to a height of about 30 centimetres (12 in). Pink-red to red-purple flowers are arranged in open groups at the end of the flower stalks. The flowers, which only open for a couple of hours in the early afternoon, have 5 to 8 rounded petals, 2 sepals, 30 to 45 stamens, and a pistil with a thin style. Flowers bloom off and on for 1 to 3 months in the summer and are about 3 centimetres (1 in) across.[4]

 

Taxonomy

A synonymous name for Phemeranthus calycinus is Talinum calycinum. [5]

 

Etymology

The Latin specific epithet calycinus means calyx-like.[6]

 

Distribution and habitat

It is native to New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois. It is listed as endangered in Illinois[7] and critically imperiled/imperiled in Nebraska.[8] It is found primarily in the areas of the Great Plains and Ozark and Ouachita Mountains in the United States.[9] Its natural habitat is on glades, sandy areas, or bluffs with rock outcrops, typically on acidic substrates (although rare populations on calcareous substrates are known).[6]