North Carolina Wildflowers, Shrubs, & Trees

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Portulacaceae > Phemeranthus (rock-pink, flameflower)
	Appalachian Rock-pink, Appalachian Flameflower, Quill Flameflower (Phemeranthus teretifolius) Thin soils over granite outcrops in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Common in thin soils over mafic rock formations in the western 2/3 of North Carolina.
	Appalachian Rock-pink, Appalachian Flameflower, Quill Flameflower (Phemeranthus teretifolius) Thin soils over granite outcrops in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Formerly classified as Talina teretifolium
	Appalachian Rock-pink, Appalachian Flameflower, Quill Flameflower (Phemeranthus teretifolius) Thin soils over granite outcrops in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Close up of the succulent leaves.

Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.