Paronychia herniarioides
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| 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
Contents
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.
