The distribution is more than just "at Lake Okanagan." It's found in two counties of northern Washington - because the Okanogan River flows south
through Washington, and we have an Okanogan National Forest here, too. Note the difference in spelling between the US and Canada. BTW, spelling is okanoganense. It was first published in 1934 in Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 47(35): 191-192. Based on a collection at: USA, Washington, Okanogan County: Fir Mountain. And currently "preferred" taxonomy has pushed aside even that specific epithet! Phemeranthus sediformis seems to be preferred now. http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollectio n.php?Genus=Phemeranthus Dave Dobak Portland, Oregon, USA From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim McKenney Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 8:46 AM To: 'Alpine-L, the Electronic Rock Garden Society; postings copyright by authors.' Subject: Re: [Alpine-l] cous again Fran, the name okanaganense indicates that the plant grows in a place called Okanagan. I know nothing about the distribution of Talinum okanaganense, so someone better informed will have to confirm that it does or does not grow at Lake Okanagan. But I'll bet you were right all along, Fran. Spelling alert! The word talinum is neuter, and the suffix -ense is the neuter form of that suffix. Phemeranthus is masculine, so if you call the plant Phemeranthus, it should be Ph. okanaganensis (not -ense). Jim McKenney
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