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Paronychia montana

(Small) Pax & K. Hoffmann

Mountain Nailwort

G4Apparently Secure Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147406
Element CodePDCAR0L0J0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusParonychia
Synonyms
Paronychia fastigiata var. pumila(Alph. Wood) Fernald
Other Common Names
mountain 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.
Taxonomic Comments
According to Weakley (Nov. 2012 draft), Paronychia montana as treated by Kartesz (1999) and P. fastigiata var. pumila of FNA (vol. 5, 2005) are equivalent concepts. Kartesz (1999) and Kartesz (1994) appear to accept the same treatment of P. montana.
Conservation Status
Review Date1984-06-18
Change Date1984-06-18
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
VirginiaS4Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
South CarolinaS1Yes
MarylandSNRYes
West VirginiaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseySHYes
North CarolinaS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
JerkemtightGeorge Washington National Forest16,687
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. 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.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Weakley, A. S. 2012. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Working Draft of 30 November 2012. 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 2012).