Paronychia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Paronychieae
Genus: Paronychia
Species: P. adalia – P. ahartii – P. aksoyii – P. albanica – P. albomarginata – P. amani – P. americana – P. anatolica – P. andina – P. angorensis – P. arabica – P. aretioides – P. argentea – P. argyrocoma – P. argyroloba – P. azerbaijanica – P. baldwinii – P. beauverdii – P. bogotensis – P. bornmuelleri – P. brasiliana – P. bryoides – P. bungei – P. cabrerae – P. caespitosa – P. canadensis – P. canariensis – P. capitata – P. carica – P. cataonica – P. cephalotes – P. chabloziana – P. chartacea – P. chilensis – P. chionaea – P. chlorothyrsa – P. communis – P. compacta – P. condensata – P. congesta – P. coquimbensis – P. davisii – P. davrazensis – P. depressa – P. discoveryi – P. drummondii – P. dudleyi – P. echinulata – P. ellenbergii – P. erecta – P. fasciculata – P. fastigiata – P. franciscana – P. fusciflora – P. galatica – P. glabra – P. haggariensis – P. hartwegiana – P. herniarioides – P. hieronymi – P. hintoniorum – P. illecebroides – P. jamesii – P. johnstonii – P. jonesii – P. jordanica – P. jujuyensis – P. kapela – P. kayseriana – P. kocii – P. kotschyana – P. kurdica – P. libertadiana – P. limae – P. lindheimeri – P. lordeganica – P. lycica – P. macbridei – P. maccartii – P. macedonica – P. macrosepala – P. mandoniana – P. manfrediana – P. maroccana – P. mesopotamica – P. mexicana – P. microphylla – P. minima – P. montana – P. monticola – P. mughlaei – P. muschleri – P. palaestina – P. paphlagonica – P. patula – P. peruviana – P. polygonifolia – P. pontica – P. pulvinata – P. pulvinata – P. rechingeri – P. revoluta – P. rouyana – P. rugelii – P. sanchez-vegae – P. saxatilis – P. sessiliflora – P. setacea – P. setigera – P. sinaica – P. sintenisii – P. somaliensis – P. splendens – P. suffruticosa – P. taurica – P. tunisiana – P. turcica – P. ubinensis – P. velata – P. virginica – P. weberbaueri – P. wilkinsonii

Name

Paronychia Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: 1019 (1754).

Type species: Paronychia argentea Lam. Fl. Franç. (Lamarck) 3: 230 (1779).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Anychia Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 112–113 (1803).
- Siphonychia Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 173 (1838).
- Gibbesia Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 621 (1898).
- Anychiastrum Small, Fl. S. E. U. S.: 400 (1903).
- Odontonychia Small, Fl. S. E. U. S.: 401 (1903).
- Gastronychia Small, Man. S. E. Fl.: 480, f. (1933).

Homonyms

Paronychia Hill, Brit. Herb. 259 (1756), nom. illeg. hom., vide Erophila DC., but now included in Draba L. (1753),

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Germany (introduced), Hungary.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira.
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Mauritania.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Lesotho, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Northern Provinces (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Türkiye.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Gulf States, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Norfolk Islands, Tasmania (introduced).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Montana, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California, Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - New Mexico, Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil West-Central, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Juan Fernández Islands, Paraguay, Uruguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. containing the methods of cultivating and improving all sorts of trees, plants, and flowers, for the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens, as also those which are used in medicine : with directions for the culture of vineyards, and making of wine in England. In which likewise are included the practical parts of husbandry. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page.

Additional references

Hernández-Ledesma, P., Berendsohn, W. G., Borsch, T., Mering, S. v., Akhani, H., Arias, S., Castañeda-Noa, I., Eggli, U., Eriksson, R., Flores-Olvera, H., Fuentes-Bazán, S., Kadereit, G., Klak, C., Korotkova, N., Nyffeler R., Ocampo G., Ochoterena, H., Oxelman, B., Rabeler, R. K., Sanchez, A., Schlumpberger, B. O. & Uotila, P. 2015. A taxonomic backbone for the global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Willdenowia 45(3): 281–383. DOI: 10.3372/wi.45.45301 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Paronychia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 13. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Paronychia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Paronychia. Published online. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Paronychia. Accessed: 13 Feb 2026. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Paronychia in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Feb 13.Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Mauermieren
English: Chickweed
suomi: Vuohenpolvet
français: Paronyques