| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia polygonifolia (Vill.) DC. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. [A.P.de Candolle & J.B.A.M.de Lamarck] éd. 3. 3: 403 (1805) |
| Native Range | s. Europe to nw. Turkey, Morocco |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1000-3300m |
| Description | stems filiform, leaves glabrous, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, clusters few flowered, lateral and terminal, bracts oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, calyx lobes obovate, obtuse |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | - |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Chaetonychia polygonifolia (Vill.) Samp. Ferriera polygonifolia (Vill.) Bubani Illecebrum alpinum Vill. Illecebrum polygonifolium Vill. Paronychia argentea var. alpina Pau Paronychia argentea ssp. polygonifolia (Vill.) Rouy Paronychia argentea var. polygonifolia (Vill.) Webb Paronychia polygonifolia var. serratifolia Chaudhri Paronychia polygonifolia var. velucensis Boiss. Paronychia polygonoides Gürke Paronychia trinervis Dulac Plottzia polygonifolia (Vill.) Samp. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, FRA France, POR Portugal, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |