Caryophyllaceae
Paronychia

Paronychia argentea Lam.

First published in Fl. Franç. 3: 230 (1779)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to S. Central Iraq and Sudan. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A. & Edmondson, J. R (Eds). (2016) Flora of Iraq, Volume 5 Part 1: Elatinaceae to Sphenocleaceae.

Morphology General Habit
Perennial or occasionally biennial herbs
Morphology Stem
Stems 3–50 cm, prostrate much branched from base, retrorsely pubescent and sometimes glabrous
Morphology Leaves
Leaves glabrous, ovate to oblong- lanceolate, 5–15 mm, acute
Morphology Leaves Stipules
Stipules ovate-lanceolate, mostly shorter than leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Glomerules 10–15 mm in diameter, lateral and terminal, dense, intermixed with leaves
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts ovate, acute, at least twice as long as the flowers
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers 2–2.5 mm, shortly pubescent with straight hairs on outside
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals oblong, scarious margins narrower than the herbaceous part, cucculate, awned
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals slightly shorter than filaments
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
Ovary ovoid, papillose at top; style nearly half-way split into 2 thick stigmas
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Fruit papillose on upper part.
Ecology
Sandy banks rocky slopes;
Phenology
Flowering: Mar.–Jun.
Distribution
Iraq: Scattered in desert and steppe areas. S Europe, N Africa, SW Asia.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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