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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Paronychia canadensis (L.) A.W.Wood
smooth forked nail-wort, tall forked chickweed
Paronychia: Greek name for "whitlow," and the plant thought to be its cure
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual forb with smooth, forking stems |
| Flower: | green, 5-parted, 1/8" wide, no petals; sepals rounded; inflorescence a dense, branched cluster (cyme); blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | capsule with 1 smooth, reddish-black seed |
| Leaf: | small, oval, opposite, toothless, often dotted, with obvious stipules |
| Habitat: | sun; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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