Scleranthus

Scleranthus
Scleranthus perennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Scleranthus L.
Species
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Scleranthus, the knawels, are a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Caryophyllaceae.

Selected species[]

• Scleranthus annuus L. (German-knotweed, knawel or annual knawel), native to Africa, Europe, Asia and naturalised elsewhere.
• Scleranthus biflorus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.f. (Knawel, cushion-bush or two-flowered knawel), native to Australia and New Zealand
• R.Br. (Tufted knawel), native to Australia
• F.Muell., native to Australia
• Scleranthus perennis L. (Perennial knawel)
• R.Br., native to Australia
• (F.Muell.) Mattf. (One-flowered knawel), native to higher alpine areas in Australia

References[]

Further reading[]

• "Scleranthus". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
• "Scleranthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
• "Genus: Scleranthus L." Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2008-02-23.

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