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Hairy Forked Nailwort (Paronychia fastigiata)

Description

Paronychia fastigiata species of flowering plants belonging to them carnations . This species was first described by Rafael Fernald (1936). Paronychia fastigiata, common names hairy forked chickweed, hairy forked nailwort, and forked chickweed, is an annual plant native to North America. It is listed as a special concern species and believed extirpated in Connecticut, and it is endangered in Minnesota.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Caryophyllales

            • Family: Caryophyllaceae

              • Genus: Paronychia