PLANTS Profile for Paronychia fastigiata var. fastigiata (hairy forked nailwort)

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PLANTS Profile

Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata
hairy forked nailwort

Symbol:

PAFAF

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Line Drawing of Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

Anychia polygonoides

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 29. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

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Synonyms:
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

	ANPO4	Anychia polygonoides Raf.
	PAFAT	Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. typica Fernald

Distribution:
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata


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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Paronychia, 3 varieties in Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald

Classification:
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

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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 fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald – hairy forked nailwort
Variety	Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata – hairy forked nailwort

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

The related entities italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
Paronychia fastigiata
hairy forked chickweed		Special Concern
Minnesota:
Paronychia fastigiata
forked chickweed		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata

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 529387.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 02/10/2010 07:44 AM MST