Paronychia argyrocoma (Michaux) Nuttall. Common name: Silverling, Silver Whitlow-wort. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Thin soils of rock outcrops, especially on mountain summits at medium to high elevations, disjunct to a few Piedmont monadnocks. Distribution: A characteristic component of the summit flora of Southern Appalachian peaks, P. argyrocoma occurs in the mountains of New England (ME, NH, VT, and MA), and in the Southern Appalachians of WV, VA, NC, TN, n. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), and n. AL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, FNA5, K4, NE, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WV; > Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. var. albimontana Fernald — F, G, Chaudhri (1968); > Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. var. argyrocoma — F, G. Basionym: Anychia argyrocoma Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Paronychia argyrocoma - FNA5
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Intro: Prostrate, mat-forming perennial of thin soils of rock outcrops, especially on mountain summits at medium to high elevations; also disjunct to a few Piedmont monadnocks.
Stems: Stems from a woody taproot, forming tufts or mats, branching at the base, covered in silvery-silky close-pressed hairs.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, linear to lance-linear, to 1 in. long, covered in silvery-silky hair, with conspicuous oval to lance-shaped stipules.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in small, dense clusters at branch tips; sessile and mostly concealed by bracts; greenish-white; less than 1/4 in. long; consisting of 3-5 hairy sepals with white margins and awned tips (petals lacking).
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Height: 2-10 in.
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description: Prostrate, mat-forming perennial of thin soils of rock outcrops, especially on mountain summits at medium to high elevations; also disjunct to a few Piedmont monadnocks.
stems: Stems from a woody taproot, forming tufts or mats, branching at the base, covered in silvery-silky close-pressed hairs.
leaves: Leaves opposite, linear to lance-linear, to 1 in. long, covered in silvery-silky hair, with conspicuous oval to lance-shaped stipules.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in small, dense clusters at branch tips; sessile and mostly concealed by bracts; greenish-white; less than 1/4 in. long; consisting of 3-5 hairy sepals with white margins and awned tips (petals lacking).
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