Paronychia herniarioides
| Paronychia herniarioides | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Paronychia |
| Species: | P. herniarioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Paronychia herniarioides (Michaux) Nuttall[2] | |
Paronychia herniarioides, commonly called coastal plain nailwort, is a threatened[1] species of herbaceous annual[3] flowering plant endemic to the U.S. southeastern coastal plain in the states of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.[1]
Description
[edit]Paronychia herniarioides' limbs range from 5 to 35 cm (2.0 to 13.8 in) in length. Its leaves are obtuse and oblong-elliptical to spatulate in shape. They are 3 to 12 mm (0.12 to 0.47 in) in length and between 1.5 and 3.5 mm (0.059 and 0.138 in) in width.[4]
Habitat
[edit]It occurs in the exposed, sandy soils of the fire-dependent habitats of the southeast including sandhill and scrub.[5] It is rare across its range, except for Florida where it is still uncommon.[1]
Its rarity is exemplified by the fact that the only evidence of its existence in North Carolina for over 200 years was the type specimen found by Michaux until its recent rediscovery in Scotland County, NC.[5]
Conservation
[edit]This species is state-listed S1 (critically imperiled) in AL, SC, and NC.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "Paronychia herniarioides". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "Paronychia herniarioides". Florida PlantAtlas. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ "Paronychia herniarioides". Flora of North America. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ↑ Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- 1 2 "Paronychia herniarioides". Flora of Southeastern United States. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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