Paronychia chionaea
Paronychia chionaea
Subsp chionaea: Delikepekotu
Prostrate caespitose herb, often woody at base. Adventitious roots conspicuous. Leaves 3-5 x 1,25-2 mm, ± obovate-spathulate, ± obtuse, adpressed-pubescent to puberulent, often recurved. Stipules mostly shorter than leaves. Glomerules 10-15 mm diam., terminal and congested. Bracts broadly ovate to oblong to rounded, exceeding and concealing flowers. Flowers 2,5-3,25 mm, adpressed-pubescent. Sepals ± equal, narrowly oblong, obtuse, incurved at apex. Fruit almost equalling sepals. Fl. 6-8. Rocky places, up to 2800 m.
Endemic.
