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
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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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
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)
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Brownish sepals with white margins
Usually bisexual
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
Petals absent
2-5 stamens
Superior ovary
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