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Paronychia rugelii

(Chapman) Shuttlw. ex Chapman

Rugel's Nailwort

G2Imperiled (G2?) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.146662

Element CodePDCAR0L0P0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyCaryophyllaceae

GenusParonychia

Other Common Names

Rugel's nailwort (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date2009-05-27

Change Date1987-03-24

Edition Date1996-10-02

Edition AuthorsMaybury, K. (reviewed by T. Patrick), rev. L. Oliver (2009)

Rank Reasons

Paronchyia rugelii occurs in the coastal plain on sandhills in Georgia and is rare there (Weakley 2008); it extends into northern and central peninsular Florida and its eastern panhandle. In Florida, it is considered occasional (Wunderlin and Hansen 2003). In Georgia, this species' current status is uncertain but much of its habitat has been altered by fire suppression or has been developed.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Sandhills, flat pinelands, and disturbed sites on the Coastal Plain.
Longleaf pine-turkey oak scrub, mostly Alapaha River drainage; Sandy oak barrens and streambanks (Georgia Natural Heritage Program 2004).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparral

Palustrine Habitats

HERBACEOUS WETLANDFORESTED WETLANDRiparian

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S2	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
Florida	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592

References (9)

Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
Core, E.L. 1943. The North American species of Paronychia. American Midlands Naturalist 26: 369-397.
Georgia Natural Heritage Program. 2004, 22 October last update. Special concern plant species in Georgia. Online. Available: http://georgiawildlife.dnr.state.ga.us/content/specialconcernplants.asp (Accessed 2005).
Jones, S.B., Jr., and N.C. Coile. 1988. The distribution of the vascular flora of Georgia. Dept. Botany, Univ. Georgia, Athens. 230 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Small, J.K. 1933. Manual of the southeastern flora. Two volumes. Hafner Publishing Company, New York.
Weakley, A. S. 2008. Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, northern Florida, and surrounding areas. Working Draft of 7 April 2008. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Online. Available: http://herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm (Accessed 2008).
Wunderlin, R.P. 1982. Guide to the vascular plants of central Florida. Univ. Presses Florida, Gainesville. 472 pp.
Wunderlin, R.P. and B.F. Hansen. 2003. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Florida. 2nd edition. University Press of Florida, Tampa. 788 pp.