Orange Wildflower
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Name: Phemeranthus
aurantiacus (Talinum aurantiacum) Common Name: Orange Flameflower, Orange Fameflower [sic] Flower Color: Orange, yellow Plant Type: Herb, Subshrub, Perennial Height: To 16 inches (41 cm) tall Date Observed: August 20, 2005 Notes: The 1 inch (2.54 cm) wide flowers have 5, often red-streaked petals. The succulent leaves are alternate and narrowly linear to lanceolate. The large roots are edible if cooked. It blooms in the summer. |
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