Phemeranthus

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|image = Phemeranthus teretifolius leaves.jpg

|image_caption = Phemeranthus teretifolius

|taxon = Phemeranthus

|authority = Raf.{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?20031 |title=Genus: Phemeranthus Raf. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2010-01-28 |access-date=2011-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011223906/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?20031 |archive-date=2012-10-11 |url-status=dead }}

|subdivision_ranks = Species

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Phemeranthus (fameflower) is a genus of flowering plants in the miner's lettuce family, Montiaceae, native to the Americas. It is sometimes placed in Portulacaceae. The name is derived from the Greek words εφήμερος (ephemeros), meaning "living for one day," and ἄνθος (anthos), meaning "flower."{{cite web |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=124954 |first=Robert W. |last=Kiger |title=Phemeranthus Rafinesque, Specchio Sci. 1: 86. 1814. |work=Flora of North America |publisher=eFloras.org |access-date=2011-07-01}} Common names for the various species are often fame flower, rock rose, rock pink, and sand pink.{{citation |url=http://www.npsnm.org/pubpdfs/20.pdf |journal=The New Mexico Botanist |title=Phemeranthus and Talinum (Portulacaceae) in New Mexico |author=David J. Ferguson |date=December 10, 2001 |volume=20 |pages=1–7 |access-date=9 April 2015}}