| Family | TALINACEAE |
| Genus species | Talinum lineare Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 6: 77 (1823) |
| Native Range | Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Seasonally Dry Tropical |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | thick carnose root, stems carnose, leaves linear, 1-3cm, acute, at base tapered, flowers usually solitary, axillary, peduncles 8-10mm, sepals ovate, petals obovate, 8-9mm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | succulent subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Calandrinia linearifolia DC. Claytonia bonplandiana Kuntze Talinum cymbosepalum Rose & Standl. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |