PLANTS Profile for Talinum paniculatum (jewels of Opar)

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PLANTS Profile

Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.
jewels of Opar

Symbol:

TAPA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Portulacaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

More Information:

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Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

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Synonyms:
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

POPA21	Portulaca paniculata Jacq.
TACH	Talinum chrysanthum Rose & Standl.	Trans-Pecos fameflower
TAPAP	Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. var. paniculatum	jewels of Opar
TAPAS	Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. var. sarmentosum (Engelm.) Poelln.	jewels of Opar
TARE2	Talinum reflexum Cav.
TASP6	Talinum spathulatum Engelm. ex A. Gray, nom. inq.

Distribution:
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.


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USA (AZ, FL, GA, HI, KY, LA, NC, NM, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

View 10 genera in Portulacaceae, 5 species in Talinum

Classification:
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Portulacaceae – Purslane family
Genus	Talinum Adans. – fameflower
Species	Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. – jewels of Opar

Introduced Information:
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20452.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:25 AM CDT