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Achyronychia

Botanical name: Achyronychia

Achyronychia

Botanical name: Achyronychia

Description

Achyronychia is a genus of flowering plant containing the single species. This plant is native to northern Mexico and the U. S. states. Achyronychia is a diminutive plant which lies in a small mat flat on the ground. It radiates several prostrate stems in all directions, each only a few centimeters long. The thick pale green leaves are paddle-shaped. There are no petals, but each flower has five thin shiny white sepals that look like tiny fingernails.

Species of Achyronychia

Frost-mat

Frost-mat is a diminutive plant which lies in a small mat flat on the ground. Its habitat is sand. The thick pale green leaves are paddle-shaped and under 2 cm long. In the leaf axils grow dense bunches of tiny flowers. There are no petals, but each flower has five thin shiny white sepals that look like tiny fingernails.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Pinks, cacti, and allies

Family

Pink

Genus

Achyronychia

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