Biology:Paronychia rugelii
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Short description: Species of plant
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| Paronychia rugelii (Chapm.) Shuttlew. ex Chapm.
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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 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
- ↑ Tropicos
- ↑ The Plant List
- ↑ Flora of North America v 5
- ↑ https://www.fnps.org/plants/plant/paronychia-rugelii
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Chapman, Alvan (Alvin) Wentworth. Flora of the southern United States (ed. 3) 397. 1897.
- ↑ Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida i–x, 1–806. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Wikidata ☰ Q15571131 entry
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