PLANTS Profile for Paronychia virginica (yellow nailwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Paronychia virginica Spreng.
yellow nailwort

Symbol:

PAVI4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Paronychia virginica Spreng.

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Synonyms:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.

	PAPA21	Paronychia parksii Cory
	PASC13	Paronychia scoparia Small
	PAVIP	Paronychia virginica Spreng. var. parksii (Cory) Chaudhri
	PAVIS3	Paronychia virginica Spreng. var. scoparia (Small) Cory

Distribution:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, DC, GA, MD, MO, NC, OK, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Paronychia

Classification:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Paronychia Mill. – nailwort
Species	Paronychia virginica Spreng. – yellow nailwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
yellow nailwort		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20348.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Related Web Sites:
Paronychia virginica Spreng.

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 05:27 PM CDT