Quill Fameflower Phemeranthus teretifolius (Pursh) RafinesqueThreatened (MD)  -  S2 (State rare)    Synonyms: Roundleaf Fameflower, Talinum teretifolium.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Caryophyllales   >   Family Talinaceae   >   Genus Phemeranthus   

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Quill Fameflower only blooms for a few hours in a single afternoon. If the bloom is not fertilized by a passing bee in the hour that the bloom is open it will close and self fertilize.

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Quill Fameflower blooming in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/14/2018). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/9/2019). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/3/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/5/2011). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

The young leaves of Quill Fameflower in Cecil Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/2/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/6/2019). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/1/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/11/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Quill Flameflower blooming in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/8/1981). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Quill Fameflower in Baltimore City, Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Dwight Johnson, all rights reserved. Photo by Dwight Johnson. (MBP list)


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