Paronychia chartacea var. chartacea

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 35.

Plants annual or short-lived perennial; caudex (stem base) (1–) 1.5–3.5 (–4.2) mm. Stems without purple epidermal inclusions. Leaf-blades 0.5–1.5 mm wide. Flower clusters 3–20 mm wide.


Phenology: Flowering year-round (mainly Aug–Mar).
Habitat: Sandhills, pine/oak woodland, open scrub
Elevation: 30-50 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

The diminutive var. chartacea is threatened by habitat destruction via both housing developments and citrus grove expansion in central Florida. R. Kral (1983) suggested that it is an early successional species in sand scrub areas since it thrives on bare sands but disappears as taller herbs become established.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"widening" is not a number."/10" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property. "/10" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.

awned +  and hooded +
ascending +  and slightly descending +
acute;obtuse +
Ronald L. Hartman +, John W. Thieret +  and Richard K. Rabeler +
Fernald +
prominent +
stipulate +  and petiolate +
not +  and connate +
Nyachia pulvinata +
often +  and needlelike +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
oblong +  and triangular-ovate +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
reduced +
expanded +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.42 cm4.2 mm <br />0.0042 m <br />) +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br />) +
much-branched +  and 7-25+-flowered +
1.5mm;20mm +
dish--shaped +
expanded +
30-50 m +
peripheral +
connate +  and distinct +
4-merous +, 3-merous +  and 5-merous +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
obconic +  and short-campanulate +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
sometimes +  and indehiscent +
stalked +  and simple +
Sandhills, pine/oak woodland, open scrub +
straight +
rounded +
tapering +  and cup-shaped +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.08 cm0.8 mm <br />8.0e-4 m <br />) +
0.5mm;1.5mm +
sessile +  and petiolate +
adjacent +  and opposite +
connate +
all +  and distalmost +
whitish +  and translucent +
fimbriate +  and entire +
0.1mm +  and 0.2mm +
rounded-triangular +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (?) +
swollen +
3 +  and 5 +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
campylotropous +
fugacious +
4 +  and 5 +
Flowering year-round (mainly Aug–Mar). +
compressed +, subglobose +  and ellipsoid +
white +  and greenish +
persistent +
subulate;linear-oblong lanceolate spatulate or ovate +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br />) +
Illustrated +, Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
subulate +  and narrowly triangular filiform or oblong +
prostrate;ascending +
terete;angular +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
subterminal +
[50 +  and 2 +
papillate +
silvery +  and white +
ovatelanceolate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br />) +
connate +  and distinct +
subcapitate +  and filiform +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +
Anychia +, Anychiastrum +, Gastronychia +, Gibbesia +, Nyachia +, Odontonychia +  and Siphonychia +
Paronychia chartacea var. chartacea +
Paronychia chartacea +
variety +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.03 cm0.3 mm <br />3.0e-4 m <br />) +
divided +
ellipsoid +  and subglobose +
0.04 cm0.4 mm <br />4.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (?) +
membranous +
8 (?) +  and 10 (?) +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br />) +
leathery +  and rigid +
not rhizomatous +  and taprooted +
perennial +, short-lived +  and annual +
pubescence of simple hairs or stalked glands +  and glabrous +
9 +, 8 +  and 7 +