Paronychia canadensis (L.) Alph.Wood
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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 - Glabrous annual with slender, erect, forking stems and almost capillary ultimate branches; lvs 5–30 × 2–8 mm, elliptic to oval, thin, entire, usually punctate; infl diffuse; cal 1–1.5 mm; sep oblong-ovate, scarious-margined, 1-nerved, flat, the apiculate hood very short; fr exceeding the sep, obovate-spheroid, granular at the tip; styles short, free nearly to the base, recurved; plants not highly variable. Sandy soil and open places; N.H. to Minn., s. to Va., Ga., Ala., Mo., and Kans. June–Sept. (Anychia c.)
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Common Names
forked chickweed