| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia jamesii Torr. & A.Gray |
| Synonyms | Paronychia wardii Rydb. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2500m |
| Description | stems ramose, scabrous, strigose to pubescent, leaves linear, 7-25mm, coriaceous, obtuse or mucronate, pubescent, cymes terminal, 20-70-flowered, clusters 1-2cm broad |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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. (Kansas , Nebraska , Oklahoma ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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