Details of genus: Paronychia [2579]
genus_ja:
genus_en: Whitlow-wort
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Family: Caryophyllaceae
family_ja: ナデシコ
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 50 species of annuals and evergreen, mat-forming perennials found mainly in hot, dry habitats around the Mediterranean and in N. Africa, with some in North America. They have linear to lance-shaped, silvery green leaves and dense, axillary cymes of very small, cup-shaped flowers surrounded by conspicuous, translucent silver bracts. Cultivated for their flowers and foliage, they are good carpeting plants for a rock garden.
hardiness_en: Fully hardy to half hardy.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: divide in spring. Take stem-tip cuttings in early summer.
pests_en: Trouble free.
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Update Information: Created: 2010-06-04 18:58; Updated: 2020-07-05 11:37
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Accepted | Caryophyllaceae | ナデシコ科 | Show | ||
| PB2 | Illecebraceae | Show | ||||
| PB3 | Illecebraceae | Show |