Biology:Scleranthus
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants in the pink or carnation family Caryophyllaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Scleranthus L. |
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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
- Scleranthus brockiei P.A.Will., native to Australia and New Zealand
- Scleranthus diander R.Br. (Tufted knawel), native to Australia
- Scleranthus minusculus F.Muell., native to Australia
- Scleranthus perennis L. (Perennial knawel)
- Scleranthus pungens R.Br., native to Australia
- Scleranthus singuliflorus (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. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Scleranthus.
- "Scleranthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=SCLERANTHUS.
- "Genus: Scleranthus L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?10954.
Wikidata ☰ Q158561 entry
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