| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Paronychia capitata (L.) Lam. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Franc. 3: 229 (1779) |
| Native Range | Medit., Canary Islands |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Altitude | 0-2400m |
| Description | leaves ovate or oblong, obtuse, appresed hirsute, bracts large, ovate, acute or obtuse, mucronate, calyx lobes hirsute, oblong, obtuse |
| Size | 1-5cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anychia herniariae Pers. Ferriera nivea (DC.) Bubani Illecebrum capitatum L. Illecebrum herniarioides Pourr. Illecebrum maritimum Vill. Illecebrum niveum (DC.) Pers. Illecebrum pubescens Steud. Illecebrum villosum Steud. Paronychia argentea Schur Paronychia capitata var. libyca Lam. Paronychia capitata var. longestipulata Sennen Paronychia capitata var. longistyla Emb. & Maire Paronychia capitata ssp. nivea (DC.) Maire & Weiler Paronychia capitata ssp. rifea Senne & Mauricio Paronychia capitata var. tarhunensis (Pamp.) Maire Paronychia chlorothyrsa var. tarhunensis Pamp. Paronychia davei var. minorifoliata Sennen Paronychia imbricata Rchb. Paronychia kapela var. libyca (Borzi & Mattei) Maire Paronychia kochiana Boiss. Paronychia maritima DC. ex G.Don Paronychia nivea DC. Paronychia nivea var. capitata (L.) Kunze Paronychia nivea var. davei Sennen Paronychia nivea var. longestipulata (Sennen) Sennen Paronychia rigida Moench |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (BAL Baleares, COR Corse, FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, EGY Egypt, LBY Libya, MOR Morocco, TUN Tunisia) 21 Macaronesia (CNY Canary Is.) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, PAL Palestine) |