| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia argentea Lam. |
| Synonyms | Paronychia glomerata Moench |
| Paronychia hispanica DC. | |
| Paronychia nitida Gaertn. | |
| Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2000m |
| Description | leaves glabrous, ovate-oblong or lanceolate, acute, clusters lateral and terminal, amongst leaves, bracts ovate, acute, much longer than flowers, calyx lobes oblong |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | whitish yellow |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (Baleares , Corse , France , Portugal , Sardegna , Spain ) Southeastern Europe (Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia ) Africa Northern Africa (Algeria , Egypt , Libya , Morocco , Tunisia , Western Sahara ) Macaronesia (Canary Is. ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Palestine , Sinai , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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