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Drummond's nailwort

Paronychia drummondii

Drummond's nailwort
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain
Family
Caryophyllaceae (Pink & carnation family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Oklahoma to Louisiana and Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Paronychia drummondii, commonly called Drummond's nailwort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to the United States where it is restricted to the South Central region in the states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. Its natural habitat is in sandy woodlands and openings.

Paronychia drummondii is an erect annual or biennial. Its leaves are oblong to linear-lanceolate. A key characteristic is the abundance of uniform, hooked hairs at the base of the calyx. Flowers are produced from late spring to fall.

Other Paronychia plants

Ahart's nailwort · Silver Nailroot · Silvery nailwort · Paper nailwort · Hairy forked nailwort · San Francisco nailwort · Coastal plain nailwort · Large Flowered Nailwort · Rugel's nailwort · Creeping nailwort · Nailwort

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paronychia drummondii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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