Paronychia canadensis (L.) Alph. Wood

Forked Chickweed, Smooth Forked Nailwort

Synonyms: Anychia canadensis, Anychia dichotoma, Paronychia dichotoma

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Caryophyllaceae

Genus: Paronychia

Species: Paronychia canadensis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Endangered
RI - Concern
VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled))
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Paronychia canadensis