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Phemeranthus teretifolius

(Pursh) Raf.

Roundleaf Fameflower

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133524

Element CodePDPOR080K0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyMontiaceae

GenusPhemeranthus

Synonyms

Talinum teretifoliumPursh

Other Common Names

Eastern Fameflower (EN) quill fameflower (EN) Quill Fameflower (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1991-06-13

Change Date1991-10-24

Edition Date1991-06-13

Edition AuthorsBroaddus, Lynn (1991)

Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)

Rank Reasons

This species has a restricted habitat. Although it is widespread, nowhere is it common. Also, habitat is often threatened by quarrying or by recreational vehicles and dumping.

Range Extent Comments

Southern Pennsylvania to Georgia, west to Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

Threat Impact Comments

Threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Rock outcrops (Radford et al, 1968).

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN4

Province	Rank	Native
Maryland	S2	Yes
Pennsylvania	S2	Yes
South Carolina	S3	Yes
Delaware	SX	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Tennessee	S2	Yes
Kentucky	S1	Yes
Virginia	S4	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
West Virginia	S1	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

North Carolina (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Big Indian (addition)	Nantahala National Forest	1,155

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.