| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia depressa (Torr. & A.Gray) Nutt. |
| Synonyms | Paronychia brevicuspis Rydb. |
| Paronychia dichotoma Torr. | |
| Paronychia diffusa A.Nelson | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-3000m |
| Description | stems scabrous strigose, leaves linear, 8-15mm, coriaceous, shortly acuminate, strigose, cymes terminal, 3-7-flowered, ramose, crowded in cluster 7-25mm wide |
| Size | 8-15cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (South Dakota ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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