bushy nailwort (Paronychia congesta)

IMAGES UNAVAILABLE
  • densely tufted perennial usually no more than 4 inches tall
  • leaves opposite, linear, 1/4 inch long, overlapping and appressed to stem
  • flowers tiny, congested at branch tips, vaguely yellowish, 5-parted, the parts with bristle tips
  • known only from the vicinity of Thompsonville in the northwestern corner of Jim Hogg County
  • probably flowers in spring

Previous Home Next
Or, use drop-down list to navigate to another species: