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Useful Temperate Plants

Talinum aurantiacum

Engelm.

Portulacaceae


Based on seed and fruit characters, this species would seem to belong to the genus Phemeranthus (as Phemeranthus aurantiacus (Engelm.) Kiger). However, based on molecular evidence, coupled with the planate leaves and extended stem of this species, have shown that it really belongs in the genus Talinum[
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Flora of N. America
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+ Synonyms

Claytonia aurantiaca (Engelm.) Kuntze

Phemeranthus aurantiacus (Engelm.) Kiger

Talinum whitei I.M.Johnst.

Common Name: Orange Flameflower

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General Information

Talinum aurantiacum is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a woody, tuberous rootstock; the erect stems can be slender or stout, branched or unbranched and up to 50cm tall[
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Title
Flora of N. America
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

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Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
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Title
Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas
Publication
 
Author
Diggs, Jnr. G.M.; Lipscomb. B. L. & O'Kennon. R. J
Website
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm
Publisher
Botanical Research Institute, Texas.
Year
1999
ISBN
1-889878-01-4
Description
An excellent flora, which is also available on-line.

Range

South-western N. America - Arizona, New Mexico, western Texa, and northern Mexico.

Habitat

Washes, ravines, flats, dunes, slopes, benches, bluffs, ledges, often in grassland, scrub, or chaparral, sometimes by roads or other disturbed sites, in sandy, gravelly, and rocky soils; at elevations up to 2,100 metres[
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Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
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ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
]

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height0.40 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Talinum aurantiacum is a plant of arid and semiarid regions in southwestern N. America

Edible Uses

Root - cooked[
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Title
Dictionary of Economic Plants.
Publication
 
Author
Uphof. J. C. Th.
Publisher
Weinheim
Year
1959
ISBN
-
Description
An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
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Title
A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man.
Publication
 
Author
Usher. G.
Publisher
Constable
Year
1974
ISBN
0094579202
Description
Forget the sexist title, this is one of the best books on the subject. Lists a very extensive range of useful plants from around the world with very brief details of the uses. Not for the casual reader.
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Title
Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237.
Publication
 
Author
Yanovsky. E.
Publisher
U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
Year
 
ISBN
-
Description
A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader.
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177
Title
Plants for Human Consumption.
Publication
 
Author
Kunkel. G.
Publisher
Koeltz Scientific Books
Year
1984
ISBN
3874292169
Description
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of Latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
]. The roots are woody, tuberous[
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Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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