Paper-like Whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea ssp. minima)

Paronychia chartacea var. minima) in full bloom along the margin of a karst lake, formed by the collapse of a cave. Photo Credit: Cami Adams

Global Rank: T1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Caryophyllaceae
State: FL
Nature Serve ID: 148797
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection: 11/16/2022

Description:

Where is Paper-like Whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea ssp. minima) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Paper-like Whitlow-wort can be found in Florida

Which CPC Partners conserve Paper-like Whitlow-wort (Paronychia chartacea ssp. minima)?

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 11/16/22

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Conservation Actions

Jason Ligon

11/16/2022

In October 2022, Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Field Technician Cami Adams and Field Biologist Liz Miller collected inflorescences from 50 maternal lines of Crystal Lake nailwort (Paronychia chartacea var. minima). This variety can be found around the margins overlooking a scenic karst lake, formed by a collapsing cave. More fleeting than the once caves in the karst region of Florida’s Washington and Bay counties is the short life cycle of this annual species, flowering in late summer or fall and fruiting by September-October. Within that narrow window, our team managed to assess two sites and return later to collect seeds from each.