Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paronychia argyrocoma
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Silvery Nailwort at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paronychia argyrocoma
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paronychia argyrocoma
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Paronychia argyrocoma
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-02-001:
Paronychia argyrocoma FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paronychia argyrocoma
COMMON NAME:
Silverling, Silver Whitlow-wort, Silvery Nailwort
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_paar4_001_lvd
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Diane Creaton dmc03300
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
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Diane Creaton dmc03301
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
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JK Marlow jkm100626_037
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Leaves 0.4-1.2" long, entire, linear or lance-linear, and smooth to silky, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100626_042
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Flowers mostly hidden by conspicuous silvery bracts; sepals white on margins, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100626_045
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
Numerous silky-hairy, simple or forked stems, usually forming mats or tufts, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm100626_050
June Avery County NC
The Roan Highlands
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Paronychia argyrocoma
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Paronychia argyrocoma
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Paronychia argyrocoma
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Paronychia argyrocoma
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-02-001:
Paronychia argyrocoma
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Paronychia argyrocoma
3434
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Thin soils of rock outcrops, especially on mountain summits at medium to high elevations, disjunct to a few Piedmont monadnocks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
Leaves are subtended by stipules.
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Brownish sepals with white margins
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
Petals absent
2-5 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Utricle
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia (Chafin, 2007) p255
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p055
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
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