Paronychia montana (Small) Pax & K. Hoffmann

Locations ofParonychia montana (Small) Pax & K. Hoffmann in Virginia

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Family
Caryophyllaceae
Botanical Name
Paronychia montana (Small) Pax & K. Hoffmann
Common Name
Mountain Nailwort
Synonym(s)
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fern. var. pumila (A. Wood) Fern.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Paronychia montana (Small) Pax and K. Hoffmann
Comments
This species is treated as P. fastigiata var. pumila (Wood) Fern. in FNA; however, it is consistently recognizable throughout the shale barren region of the Central Appalachians (extending southward irregularly to Alabama and Georgia).
Habitat
Dry rocky woodlands, barrens, and outcrops; especially characteristic of shale barrens but occurring on other substrates including sandstone, siltstone, phyllite, metasiltstone, metabasalt, granite, and biotite gneiss. Infrequent but locally common in the mountains.
Native Status
Native

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