Key to Paronychia

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(For a list of species in Paronychia, use the above link.)

Jepson Manual glossary definitions can be seen by moving your cursor over words underlined with dots.

1. Perennial herb; stem 

prostrate 

Lying flat on the ground.

, mat-forming; taproot > 3 mm diam; flower hairs sparse, near tip, ± straight ..... P. franciscana

1' Annual; stem ± 

erect 

Upright; vertically oriented.

; taproot < 1 mm diam; flower hairs ± dense, on lower 1/2, hooked or tightly coiled at tip

2. Stem 0.5–1.2 cm, ± hidden by leaves; flower 1, 4.2–5 mm; sepal 

awn 

1. Bristle-like appendage or elongation, generally terminal. 2. Stiff, needle-like pappus element in Asteraceae.

1.5–2 mm; scarious sepal margin 0.5–2 mm wide, tip erect ..... P. ahartii

2' Stem 2–20 cm, not hidden by leaves; flowers 3–12, 2–2.5 mm; sepal awn 0.6–0.9 mm; scarious sepal margin 0.1–0.2 mm wide, tip 

recurved 

Gradually curved downward or backward.

adaxially ..... P. echinulata var. echinulata

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