CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Paronychia argyrocoma (Michaux) Nuttall. Silverling, Silver Whitlow-wort. Phen: Jul-Sep. Hab: Thin soils of rock outcrops, especially on mountain summits at medium to high elevations, disjunct to a few Piedmont monadnocks. Dist: 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

Syn: = C, FNA5, K1, K3, K4, NE, RAB, S, Tn, Va, W, WV; > Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. var. albimontana Fernald – F, G, Chaudhri (1968); > Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. var. argyrocoma – F, G

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