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In the Coastal Plain, ''P. herniarioides'' occurs in longleaf pine-turkey oak sand ridges (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include ''Lyonia ferruginea, Ceratiola, Quercus geminata, Quercus myrtifolia'' and ''Polygonella'' (FSU Herbarium).
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Revision as of 10:36, 10 November 2015

Paronychia herniarioides
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Paronychia
Species: P. herniarioides
Binomial name
Paronychia herniarioides
(Michx.) Nutt.
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Natural range of Paronychia herniarioides from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: coastal plain nailwort

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Paronychia herniarioides is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain, P. herniarioides occurs in longleaf pine-turkey oak sand ridges (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Lyonia ferruginea, Ceratiola, Quercus geminata, Quercus myrtifolia and Polygonella (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Paronychia herniarioides at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis

Sphecidae: Tachysphex apicalis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.