Paronychia rugelii

Paronychia rugelii, common name Rugel's nailwort, is a plant native to the US states of Georgia and Florida. It can be found in woodlands and on disturbed sites at elevations below 200 m (667 feet).[3] They are sometimes referred to as sand squares.[4]

Paronychia rugelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Paronychia
Species:
P. rugelii
Binomial name
Paronychia rugelii
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Forcipella rugelii (Chapm.) Small
  • Gibbesia rugelii (Chapm.) Small
  • Odontonychia interior Small
  • Paronychia rugelii var. interior (Small) Chaudhri
  • Siphonychia interior (Small) Core
  • Siphonychia rugelii Chapm.

Paronychia rugelii is an annual herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, nearly the entire above-ground parts with hairs. Leaves are ovate to lanceolate, up to 6 mm (0.24 inches) long. Flowers are reddish-brown and white.[5][6][7]

References
  1. Tropicos
  2. The Plant List
  3. Flora of North America v 5
  4. https://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/paronychia-rugelii
  5. Chapman, Alvan (Alvin) Wentworth. Flora of the southern United States: containing an abridged description of the flowering plants and ferns of Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida: arranged according to the natural system. p 47. 1860.
  6. Chapman, Alvan (Alvin) Wentworth. Flora of the southern United States (ed. 3) 397. 1897.
  7. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
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