Definitions of flameflower
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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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synonyms:
Talinum aurantiacum, flame flower, flame-flower
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Talinum augustissimum, narrow-leaved flame flower
similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States
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Talinum brevifolium, pigmy talinum
low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the ground; southwestern United States
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Talinum calycinum, rock pink
pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United States
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Talinum paniculatum, jewels-of-opar
erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to Central America; widely introduced elsewhere
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Talinum spinescens, spiny talinum
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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type of:
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wild flower, wildflower
wild or uncultivated flowering plant
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a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers
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synonyms:
flame flower, flame-flower, kniphofia, tritoma
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Kniphofia uvaria, poker plant
clump-forming plant of South Africa with spikes of scarlet flowers
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Kniphofia praecox, red-hot poker
widely cultivated hybrid poker plant
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herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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Kniphofia uvaria, poker plant
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