Definitions of Talinum spinescens
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low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the leaves die; southwestern United States
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synonyms:
spiny talinum
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type of:
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Talinum aurantiacum, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower
plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots
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Talinum aurantiacum, flame flower, flame-flower, flameflower
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