Plants of South Eastern New South Wales
Paronychia brasiliana
Common name
Chilean whitlow wort, Brazilian whitlow
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Where found
Weed of lawns, pastures, and disturbed sites. Widespread.
Notes
Introduced prostrate perennial herb with a woody taproot. Stems rough to hairy with fine hairs, often knotted and rather woody, to 27 cm long . Leaves opposite each other, 0.3–0.85 cm long, 1–2.5 mm wide, hairy, tips pointed and with a mucro or awn. Stipules conspicuous, at least about half the length of the leaf, membranous silvery, with a long drawn out point. Flowers 1.5–1.75 mm long, with minute petals or 0 petals. 5 hooded sepals 1–2 mm long. Flowers in profuse clusters. Flowers mainly Aug.–Mar.
PlantNET description: http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Paronychia~brasiliana (accessed 28 April 2021)
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