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Caryophyllaceae
Paronychia

not marked as a favorite taxon Paronychia americana (Nuttall) Fenzl ex Walpers. Common name: American Whitlow-wort. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, Florida scrub. Distribution: S. SC south to GA and s. FL.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: Two taxa have been questionably distinguished. Ssp. americana, with the cymes many-flowered and forming spheroidal glomerules, has the range of the species; ssp. pauciflora (Small) Chaudhri, differing in its laxer, more open cymes, is restricted to s. GA and n. FL.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl4, FNA5, K4, WH3, Shinners (1962h), Ward (1977a), Ward (1977b); > Paronychia americana (Nutt.) Fenzl ex Walp. — RAB; > Paronychia americana (Nutt.) Fenzl ex Walp. ssp. americana — Chaudhri (1968); > Paronychia americana (Nutt.) Fenzl ex Walp. ssp. pauciflora (Small) Chaudhri — Chaudhri (1968); > Siphonychia americana (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray — S, S13; > Siphonychia pauciflora Small — S, S13; Herniaria americana Nuttall. Basionym: Herniaria americana Nutt. 1822

Links to other floras: = Paronychia americana - FNA5

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image #1 of Paronychia americana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Paronychia americana© Alan Cressler: Paronychia americana, Juno Dunes Natural Area, Palm Beach County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Paronychia americana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Paronychia americana© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Paronychia americana© Scott Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Ward source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Paronychia americana© Jay Horn source | Original Image ⭷
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