Nailwort (other)
The common name nailwort may refer to several unrelated species: * Any species of ''Paronychia'' (Whitlow-wort) * ''Draba verna'' (Shadflower) * ''Saxifraga tridactylites ''Saxifraga tridactylites'', the rue-leaved saxifrage or " nailwort", is a species of plant in the family Saxifragaceae Saxifragaceae is a family of herbaceous perennial flowering plants, within the core eudicot order Saxifragales. The tax ...

Paronychia (plant)
''Paronychia'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae with over 110 species worldwide, mostly from warm-temperate North America, Eurasia, South America and Africa. They are herbs that are annual or biennial or perennial in life span. Some species have a woody base. For the most part they have small, white to yellow-white colored flowers that are often hidden within the paired bracts. The genus ''Siphonychia'' has been incorporated into ''Paronychia'' by botanists. The common names for some of the species include chickweed, nailwort, and Whitlow-wort. The genus gets its name from the disease of the fingernails which it was once thought to cure. Traditional healers in modern-day use species of this genus to treat kidney stones. Selected species *'' Paronychia ahartii'' – Ahart's nailwort *''Paronychia argentea'' – Algerian tea *'' Paronychia argyrocoma'' – Silvery nailwort *'' Paronychia canadensis'' – smooth-forked nailwort *''Paronychia chartacea'' – pape ...
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Draba Verna
''Draba verna'' ( syn. ''Erophila verna'') the spring draba, shadflower, nailwort, common whitlowgrass, vernal whitlow grass, early witlow grass or whitlow-grass is a species of plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae. ''D. verna'' has the unique trait of bifid petals, not found anywhere else in the genus ''Draba''. The plant consists of a few flowers with branching stems and the leaves are focused around the base of the plant. The seeds are located in the flower but are not equipped with any sort of wind dispersal adaptation. Distribution The native range of ''Draba verna'' includes parts of Great Britain and Central Europe, specifically parts of Denmark, The Netherlands, and Belgium and Hungary. It is postulated that ''Draba verna'' was brought to North America when the European colonizers came to the New World. ''Draba verna'' originated in Europe and naturalized in the United States, where it has been found mostly east of the Mississippi River and west of the Rocky Mountains ...
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