PLANTS Profile for Paronychia argyrocoma (silvery nailwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.
silvery nailwort

Symbol:

PAAR4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

Photo of Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

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Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

	PAARA3	Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. ssp. albimontana (Fernald) Maguire
	PAARA	Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. var. albimontana Fernald

Distribution:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.


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USA (DC, GA, KY, MA, MD, ME, NC, NH, TN, VA, VT, WV)

Related Taxa:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Paronychia

Classification:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Paronychia Mill. – nailwort
Species	Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt. – silvery nailwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
silverling		Endangered
Maine:
silverling		Threatened
Massachusetts:
silverling		Endangered
New Hampshire:
Paronychia argyrocoma var. albimontana
silverling		Threatened
Tennessee:
silverling		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20321.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 11:51 AM MDT