Species Information
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Anthophyta
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Montiaceae
Genus: Phemeranthus
Species: humilis
Pinos Altos Flameflower - Phemeranthus humilis
Image courtesy of New Mexico Rare Plants
561578
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Succulent perennial herb; taproot tuberous, roughly globose to broadly napiform, up to 5 cm in diameter (usually less); stems short, usually not extending above the ground surface, terminated by a leafy rosette 5-15 cm in diameter; leaves terete, 3-10 cm long, 3-5 mm thick, light glaucous-green to yellowish green; inflorescence an indeterminate cyme with slender peduncles, procumbent to ascending, usually exceeding leaves by less than 1/2 of total inflorescence length; flowers perfect, roughly 1 cm in diameter; sepals 2, foliaceous, deciduous in fruit; petals 5, yellow; stamens 10 (5-15); fruit three-valved, acute, greenish, often with reddish to purplish lines along margins of valves, disintegrating by dehiscence at maturity; seeds black, about 0.8 mm in diameter, nearly discoid, often slightly concave on one or both sides, with concentric raised ridges, covered by thin translucent aril (pellicle) which gives a grayish or slightly bluish appearance and conforms to the underlying concentric ridges. Flowers July to September.
Status
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 10
Number of Mapped Locations: 112
Number of Observations: 116
Observation date range: 08-11-1880 to 08-31-2023
External Links
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NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)
NatureServe Explorer
New Mexico Rare Plants Website
Environmental Conservation Online System (ECOS)