Paronychia argyrocoma (Michx.) Nutt.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Caryophyllaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Taprooted perennial with numerous retrorsely silky-hairy, simple or forked stems 5–30 cm, forming mats or tufts; lvs 1–3 cm, linear or lance-linear, acute, apiculate, glabrous to silky; stipules silvery-hyaline, lanceolate, acute; fls sessile in dense cymes, subtended and mostly concealed by the conspicuous silvery bracts; cal 3.5–6 mm, appressed-hairy; sep connate at base, hooded above, with a hirsute awn 0.5–1.5 mm; fr membranous, pubescent at the top. Rocky slopes, ridges, or ledges, usually high in the mts; Me., N.H., and Mass. to Va., W.Va., N.C., Tenn., and Ga. July–Sept.
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Common Names
silver whitlow-wort, silverling