Native plant · CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Paronychia patula
PINELAND NAILWORT; Sand Squares

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Paronychia patula. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Paronychia patula
- Family
- CARYOPHYLLACEAE
- Genus
- Paronychia
- Order
- CARYOPHYLLALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native
- Florida range
- Panhandle · Central Florida · North Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Santa Rosa; Citrus; Bay; Marion; Hernando; Pinellas; Highlands; Holmes; Putnam; Levy; Clay; Okaloosa; Walton; Lake; Franklin; Sumter; Orange; Gilchrist; Leon; Hillsborough; Liberty; Wakulla; Gadsden; Calhoun; Madison; Suwannee; Taylor
Where documented in Florida
Santa Rosa; Citrus; Bay; Marion; Hernando; Pinellas; Highlands; Holmes; Putnam; Levy; Clay; Okaloosa; Walton; Lake; Franklin; Sumter; Orange; Gilchrist; Leon; Hillsborough; Liberty; Wakulla; Gadsden; Calhoun; Madison; Suwannee; Taylor
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Paronychia
- Paronychia americana — AMERICAN NAILWORT
- Paronychia baldwinii — BALDWIN'S NAILWORT
- Paronychia chartacea — PAPER NAILWORT; PAPERY WHITLOW-WORT
- Paronychia discoveryi — FLORIDA NAILWORT
- Paronychia erecta — SQUAREFLOWER
- Paronychia herniarioides — COASTALPLAIN NAILWORT
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.