| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia sessiliflora Nutt. |
| Bibliography | Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 160 (1818) |
| Native Range | wc. Canada to w. & c. USA |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-3100m |
| Description | leaves linear-subulate, 4-8mm long, coriaceous, acerose-acute, subglabrous, cymes 3-6-flowered, crowded or flowers solitary, petals absent |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Paronychia sessiliflora var. brevispina A.Nelson Queria sessiliflora Eaton |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, SAS Saskatchewan) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NDA North Dakota, NEB Nebraska, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) |