MONTIACEAE - - Montia Family

Phemeranthus mengesii (W. Wolf) Kiger — Large-flowered Rock-pink

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{Phemeranthus mengesii}
Flower

{Phemeranthus mengesii}
Flower


{Phemeranthus mengesii}
Flower

{Phemeranthus mengesii}
Flower


{Phemeranthus mengesii}
Leaves

{Phemeranthus mengesii}
Leaves

Habitat:

In shallow soil over felsic rocks (granite) or sandstone (in GA and AL), or Altamaha Grit (GA), where periodically wet by seepage; rare (locally common in GA).

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.


Distribution

The range of Phemeranthus mengesii

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].





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