FNPS Plant Database
Paronychia rugelii
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Caryophyllaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8B,10A
USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Likely attracts bees.
Native Habitats:
Natural Range in Florida:
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General Comments:
Citations:
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PARU2
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
