Paronychia (plant)

Paronychia (plant)

Taxobox
name = "Paronychia"


image_caption = "Paronychia argentea"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Caryophyllaceae
genus = "Paronychia"
genus_authority = P.Mill.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =110+, see text

"Paronychia" is a genus of plants in the pink family with over 110 species worldwide, mostly from warm-temperate North America, Eurasia, South America and Africa. They are herbs that are annual or biennial or perennial in life span. Some species have a woody base. For the most part they have small, white to yellow-white colored flowers that are often hidden with in the paired bracts.

The genus "Siphonychia" has been incorporated into "Paronychia" by botanists.

The common names for some of the species include chickweed, nailwort, and Whitlow-wort. The genus gets its name from the disease of the fingernails which it was once thought to cure.

Selected species:
*"Paronychia canadensis" - smooth-forked nailwort
*"Paronychia fastigiata" - hairy-forked nailwort
*"Paronychia jamesii" - James' nailwort
*"Paronychia sessiliflora" - creeping nailwort
*"Paronychia virginica" - Virginia nailwort

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PARON USDA Plants Profile: North American species]


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  • Paronychia — ID 59204 Symbol Key PARON Common Name nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia ahartii — ID 59205 Symbol Key PAAH Common Name Ahart s nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia americana — ID 59206 Symbol Key PAAM3 Common Name American nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, GA, SC Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia americana ssp. americana — ID 59207 Symbol Key PAAMA Common Name American nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, GA, SC Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia americana ssp. pauciflora — ID 59209 Symbol Key PAAMP Common Name American nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, GA Growth Habit Forb/herb Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia argyrocoma — ID 59211 Symbol Key PAAR4 Common Name silvery nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution DC, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, TN, VA, VT, WV Growth Habit… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia baldwinii — ID 59214 Symbol Key PABA3 Common Name Baldwin s nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia baldwinii ssp. baldwinii — ID 59215 Symbol Key PABAB Common Name Baldwin s nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, GA, NC, SC Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia baldwinii ssp. riparia — ID 59217 Symbol Key PABAR Common Name Baldwin s nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA Growth Habit Forb/herb …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Paronychia canadensis — ID 59221 Symbol Key PACA11 Common Name smooth forked nailwort Family Caryophyllaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

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