Talinum aurantiacum
Orange Flameflower
a perennial member of the Talinum genus in the family Portulacaceae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Genus
- Talinum
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Height
- 0.4 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
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- Plant part
- Root
Environment
- Range
- South-western N. America - western Texas to southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Habitat
- Dry plains and rocky slopes at elevations of 1000 - 2000 metres.
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed -
Cultivation
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Not known
References
Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984-00-00 ISBN 3874292169
Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Botanical Research Institute, Texas. 1999-00-00 http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm
Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202