| Family | POLYGONACEAE |
| Genus species | Polygonum paronychia Cham. & Schltdl. |
| Bibliography | Linnaea 3: 51 (1828) |
| Native Range | British Columbia to California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 0-100m |
| Description | leaves dense, linear-lanceolate, 6-25mm long, with revolute margins, flowers 4-5mm, several, crowded in axils of upper leaves |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | pink, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Polygonum confertiflorum Douglas ex Meisn. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |