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Photographer: Dan Tenaglia
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Family Caryophyllaceae
Paronychia fastigiata (Raf.) Fernald var. fastigiata
hairy forked nail-wort, low forked chickweed
Paronychia: Greek name for "whitlow," and the plant thought to be its cure
fastigiata: with upright branches, or erect clusters of twigs or stems
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual forb with hairy, forking stems |
| Flower: | green, 5-parted, no petals, sepals lance-like to linear; inflorescence a forking, branched cluster (cyme); blooms July-Sept. |
| Leaf: | lance-shaped on the main branches, often with white dots |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, openings |
| (Glossary) |
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