Biology:Scleranthus diander
| Tufted knawel | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Scleranthus |
| Species: | S. diander
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| Binomial name | |
| Scleranthus diander R.Br.[1]
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Scleranthus diander commonly known as tufted knawel,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, it grows in eastern states of Australia and the Australian Capital Territory. It is a small, spreading herb with white or light green flowers.
Description
Scleranthus diander is a small, spreading, multi-stemmed perennial herb that forms a mat or with trailing stems and up to 30 cm (12 in) wide. The leaves are pale green, crowded, linear, triangular in cross-section, 5–9 mm (0.20–0.35 in) long, 0.2–0.7 mm (0.0079–0.0276 in) wide, smooth, more or less keeled and a pointed tip 0.2–0.9 mm (0.0079–0.0354 in) long. The pale green or white flowers are mostly sessile, obscure or on a botany 0.7 mm (0.028 in) long, and borne in clusters at the end of branches or in leaf axils. The bracts are sharply tipped, cream-coloured, usually longer than the flowers, calyx more or less pointed, spreading and mostly longer than the floral tube. Flowering occurs usually from October to January and the fruit is a ribbed nutlet, 2.2–3.5 mm (0.087–0.138 in) long and 0.7–1.5 mm (0.028–0.059 in) wide.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
Scleranthus diander was first formally described in 1810 by Robert Brown and the description was published in Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae.[5][6] The specific epithet (diander) means "two stamens".[7]
Distribution and habitat
Tufted knawel grows in woodland, grassland, pastures and dry habitats in eastern states of Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Scleranthus diander". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/107924.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Doust, A.. "Scleranthus diander". Australian Plant Census. https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Scleranthus~diander.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sharp, Sarah; Rehwinkel, Rainer; Mallinson, Dave; Eddy, David (2015). Woodland Flora a Field Guide for the Southern Tableland (NSW & ACT). Canberra: Horizons Print Management. ISBN 9780994495808.
- ↑ "Scleranthus diander". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/69cbb9d4-054c-43a5-8382-b81743cea340.
- ↑ "Scleranthus diander". Australian Plant Name Index. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/538501.
- ↑ Brown, Robert (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. London. p. 412. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/29583#page/280/mode/1up.
- ↑ Jackson, Benjamin (1900). A Glossary of Botanic Terms. London: Duckworth & Co. p. 75. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5657eb54e4b022a250fc2de4/t/566f9cf20e4c117c7c65281b/1450155250361/1900_Jackson_A+Glossary+of+Botanic+Terms.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q17233758 entry
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