Talinum paniculatum (Jacquin) Gaertner. Common name: Jewels-of-Opar, Pink Baby’s-breath, Rama del Sapo. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Probably native in dry, open areas in s. TX; eastwards, fairly commonly cultivated, locally escaped to disturbed areas and garden edges. Distribution: Native of the the New World tropics, original area of nativity not clear, but probably s. TX and AZ south through Mexico, Central America to c. South America; West Indies. Serviss (2022b) documented its marginal naturalization in AR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl5, K4, Mo3, S, Tx, WH3, Wilson (1932); Portulaca paniculata Jacq. < Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. — FNA4, POWO; > Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn. var. paniculatum; ? Talinum reflexum Cav. — S13. Basionym: Portulaca paniculata Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: < Talinum paniculatum - FNA4
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