Definition of Talinum spinescens

1. Noun. Low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States.

Exact synonyms: Spiny Talinum
Group relationships: Genus Talinum, Talinum
Generic synonyms: Flame Flower, Flame-flower, Flameflower, Talinum Aurantiacum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Talinum Spinescens

Talibanisation
Talibanistan
Talibanization
Talibanize
Talibanized
Talibanizing
Talibaptist
Talibaptists
Talibs
Talinum
Talinum augustissimum
Talinum aurantiacum
Talinum brevifolium
Talinum calycinum
Talinum paniculatum
Talinum spinescens
Talitha
Tall Blacks
Tallapoosa
Tallapoosa River
Tallchief
Tallerman treatment
Talleyrand
Talleyrandian
Tallin
Tallinn
Tallinner
Tallinners
Tallulah Bankhead

Literary usage of Talinum spinescens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pamphlets on Forestry in Washington (1906)
"talinum spinescens Torr. Bot. Wilkes Exped. 250. 1873. TYPE LOCALITY: "Bare rocks between Fort Okanogan and Grand Coulie, on the Upper Columbia ..."

2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1906)
"talinum spinescens Torr. Bot. Wilkes Exped. 250. 1873. TYPE LOCALITY: "Bare rocks between Fort Okanogan and Grand Coulie, on the Upper Columbia River. ..."

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