PARONYCHIEZ. VII. Paronycuta. 
pos Geraes, and by the sea side in the province of St. Catharine. 
Flowers deep brown. 
Common Paronychia. PI. tr. 
5 P. Cuire’nsts (D.C. prod. 3. p. 370.) stems diffuse, tufted; 
leaves crowded, oblong-linear, mucronate, smoothish; flowers 
crowded in the axils of the leaves ; lobes of calyx hardly mucro- 
nate at the apex. %4. F. Native of Chili, about Conception 
and Valparaiso. Leaves of the younger branches subspinose 
at the apex, of the adult ones acute. Stipulas oblong, scarious. 
Chili Paronychia. Pl. 4 foot. 
_6 P.campuHorosmoipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 187.) stems 
diffuse, pubescent ; leaves linear-subulate, keeled, mucronate, 
puberulous; flowers crowded in the axils of the leaves; calyx 
turbinate, smoothish: lobes equal, acutish. ©.H. Native of 
Brazil, in that part of the province of St. Paul called Campos 
Geraes, near Egreja Velha. 
Camphorosma-like Paronychia. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
7 P. Ara’sica (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 1813. p. 130.) stems 
diffuse, branched ; leaves oblong-linear, glabrous, awnedly mu- 
cronate ; flowers sessile, rather crowded: lobes of calyx ending 
in a long awn each. ©. H. Native of Arabia and Egypt. 
Corrigiola albélla, Forsk. descr. p. 207. Illécebrum Arabicum, 
Lin. mant. p. 51. Pers. ench. 1. p. 261. Bracteas silvery, awned 
at the apex. 
Arabian Paronychia. Pl. diffuse. 
8 P. roryconirézia (D. C. fl. fr. ed. 3. vol. 3. p. 403.) stems 
trailing, branched; leaves oblong-linear, smoothish, acute, not 
mucronate; flowers rather crowded in the axils of the leaves ; 
lobes of calyx ending in a short mucrone each. Y%.H. Native 
of Dauphiny, Spain, and Balearic Islands. Illécebrum_polygo- 
nifdlium, Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 410. t. 4. Illécebrum 
verticillàtum 6, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1205. Illécebrum alpinum, 
Vill. dauph. 1. p. 296. This plant hardly differs from P. ar- 
géntea, unless in the leaves being narrower. 
Knot-grass-leaved Paronychia. Pl. tr. 
9 P. arce’ntEA (Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 230.) stems trailing, 
branched ; leaves ovate, smoothish, acutish ; flowers axillary and 
terminal, crowded ; lobes of calyx ending in a short mucrone 
each. Y. H. Native of the south of Europe, in dry exposed 
places. D. C. fl. fr. ed. 3. vol. 3. p- 404. Illécebrum Parony- 
chia, Lin. spec. p. 299. Smith, fl. graec. t. 246.—Barrel. icon. 
t: 726. P. argéntea and P. Hispánica, D. C. dict. ency. 5. p. 24. 
There is a variety with rounder glabrous leaves. Bracteas white, 
Shining, acuminated. Perhaps the same as Illécebrum Itélicum 
and Ill. Narbonénse, Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. p. 411. 
Var. B, Mauriténica (D. C. prod. 3. p. 371.) leaves broader ; 
heads large, distant. 2. H. Native of Mauritania and the 
Archipelago. Illécebrum Mauritadnicum, Willd. rel. in Roem. et 
Schultes, syst. 5. p. 516. 
Silvery Paronychia. PI. tr. : 
10 P. carrra’ra (Lam. fl. fr. 3. p. 229.) stems erectish ; leaves 
oblong, keeled, ciliated, pubescent ; bracteas acuminated ; heads 
of flowers terminal; lobes of calyx linear, unequal. %. H. 
Native of the south of Europe, in arid places. D. C. fi. fr. ed. 3. 
vol. 3. p. 404. P. rígida, Moench. meth. p. 315. Illécebrum 
Capitatum, Lin. spec. 1. p. 299. Smith, fl. graec. t. 247—Lob. 
icon, 420. f. 1. Flowers white. Perhaps the same as Illéce- 
brum Lugdunénse, Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. t. 4.? 
Capitate-flowered Paronychia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. 
l. $ to 2 foot. 
11 P. serryrLIròLIA (D.C. in Lam. dict. 5. p. 24. fl. fr. ed. 3. 
Vol. 3. p. 404.) stems prostrate, creeping, knotted, branched ; 
leaves obovate, flat, rather fleshy, with ciliated margins ; flowers 
terminal ; bracteas acuminated ; lobes of calyx awnless. Y. H. 
ative of the south of Europe, in arid places. Illécebrum ser- 
Pyllifòlium, Vill. in Schrad. journ. 1801. t. 4. Flowers white. 
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Var. B, herniarioùdes (Pourr. chl. narb. p. 321.) leaves sub- 
cordate. 
Wild-thyme-leaved Paronychia. 
Pl. prostrate. 
12 P. nivea (D.C. dict. ency. 5. p. 25.) stems erectish, much 
branched; leaves oblong, acute, flattish, pubescent; bracteas 
large, short-acuminated ; heads of flowers terminal; lobes of 
calyx awnless. 2.?H. Native of Spain, Italy, the Levant, 
&c. in arid places.—Barrel. icon. t. 687. and 725.? Illécebrum 
niveum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 261. Illécebrum cephalotes, Bieb. fl. 
taur. suppl. p. 169. Perhaps the same as Ill. maritimum, Vill. 
l.c. P. Arragénica, Schultes, syst. 5. p. 520.2? Flowers snow 
white. 
Snowy Paronychia. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1812. Pl. } to} ft. 
13 P. aretioipes (D. C. prod. 3. p. 371.) stems fruticulose, 
ascending, much branched; branchlets hairy; leaves clothed 
with silky pubescence, oval-oblong, obtuse, not exceeding the 
stipulas ; bracteas obtuse; heads of flowers terminal. 2. H. 
Native of Spain, in the province of Valentia. Illécebrum are-. 
tioides, Pourr. ined. ex L. Dufi. in litt. 
Aretia-like Paronychia. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
14 P, Canarte’nse (Juss. mem. mus. 1. p. 389.) stem 
shrubby, erect, branched at the apex; branches rather hoary 
from short white hairs; leaves ovate, acute, downy; cymes 
panicled, branched, loose; bracteas mucronately awned at the 
apex, but not hiding the flowers. h.G. Native of Teneriffe. 
Habit of Polycarpæa Canariénsis, but differs in the ovarium 
being 1-seeded. 
Canary Paronychia. PI. 4 to 4 foot. 
15 P. Smrrui (Choisy, mss. ex D. C. prod. 3. p. 371.) 
stem shrubby, erect, branched; leaves linear-oblong, acumi- 
nated, nerveless, and are, as well as the branches, glabrous ; 
cymes few-flowered, loose: lobes of calyx mucronately awned. 
h.G. Native of the Canary Islands. 
Smith’s Paronychia. Shrub 4 to 4 foot. 
16 P. nernrarioipes (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 159.) plant her- 
baceous, trailing, crowded, downy all over; leaves oblong-oval, 
ciliated, terminated by a bristle ; lobes of calyx subulate, ending 
each in a spreading setaceous acumen. %. H. Native of South 
Carolina, in arid sandy places. Anychia herniarioides, Michx. 
fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 118. Anychia Herniarize, Pers. ench. 1. 
a201 
fe Rupture-wort-like Paronychia. Pl. tr. 
17 P. picuo’roma (Nutt. gen. amer. 1. p. 159.) plant rather 
herbaceous, tufted, procumbent, glabrous ; leaves linear, acerose, 
acute, marked by a double line on the back ; stipulas bifid ; 
cymes dichotomous ; bracteas shorter than the flowers ; lobes of 
calyx ending in a short mucrone each. 2.H. Native of Vir- 
ginia, on rocks at the river Shenondoah. Achyranthes dichétoma, 
Lin. mant. p. 51. 
Dichotomous Paronychia. PI. procumbent. 
18 P. arcyro’coma (Nutt. l. c. p. 160.) plant herbaceous, 
tufted, procumbent, pubescent; leaves linear, acutely pungent, 
villous, nerveless; stipulas entire; cymes dichotomous; brac- 
teas about equal in length to the flowers ; lobes of calyx mucro- 
nate. 2%. H. Native of Lower Carolina and of Tennessee, 
among rocks on the mountains. Anychia argyrécoma, Michx. 
fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 114. In habit this plant approaches the 
preceding. Stipulas elongated. Bracteas acuminated. Flowers 
white. 
Silvery-tufted Paronychia. Pl. procumbent. 
19 P. sesstrirtora (Nutt. 1. c. p. 160.) plant densely tufted, 
much branched, glabrous ; leaves linear-subulate, acute : superior 
ones longer, recurved; stipulas about equal in length to the 
leaves, bifid; flowers terminal, sessile ; lobes of calyx arched 
on the inside at the apex, and ending in a long awn each on the 
Fl. June, Aug. Clit. 1818. 
