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Talinum paniculatum

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The small pink flowers.


The small seeds. The grit it five millimetres.

Author:  Joseph Gaertner, 1791
Family:  TALINACEAE
Origin:  Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southern USA, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  6 Centimetres
Height:  1 Meter
Flower:  Pink - Yellowish
Propagate:  Seeds
Names:  Jewls-of-Opar, Fameflower
Synonyms:  Portulaca paniculata Jacquin, 1760.
Calandrinia andrewskii,
H.Vilm.
Claytonia patens,
Kuntze.
Claytonia reflexa,
Kuntze.
Claytonia sarmentosa,
Kuntze.
Portulaca patens,
L.
Portulaca reflexa,
Haw.
Helianthemoides patens,
Medik.
Talinum chrysanthum,
Rose & Standl.
Talinum dichotomum,
Ruiz & Pav.
Talinum paniculatum
var. sarmentosum,  Poelln.
Talinum paniculatum f. variegatum,
F.T.Hubb. & Rehder.
Talinum patens,
Juss.
Talinum purpureum,
Fisch. ex Sweet.
Talinum reflexum,
Cav.
Talinum reflexum f. sarmentosum,
  Small.
Talinum roseum,
Dammann.
Talinum sarmentosum,
Engelm.
Talinum spathulatum,
A.Gray.

This member of the
Talinaceae family was given this name by Joseph Gaertner in 1791. It is found in the central part of the Americas, growing in well-drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem will reach for one meter, the flowers are pink to yellowish.

The genera name is derived from the Senegalese name for a certain species in Senegal. The species name means 'panicles', referring to the flower clusters.