| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia sessiliflora Nutt. |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-3100m |
| Description | leaves linear-subulate, 4-8mm long, coriaceous, acerose-acute, subglabrous, cymes 3-6-flowered, crowded or flowers solitary |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| 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
Western Canada (Alberta , Saskatchewan ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana , Wyoming ) North-Central U.S.A. (North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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