Scleranthus

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Scleranthus
Scleranthus perennis.jpeg
Scleranthus perennis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Scleranthus
L. (1753)
Species [1]

12; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • DitocaBanks ex Gaertn. (1791)
  • KnauthiaHeist. ex Fabr. (1763), nom. superfl.
  • KnavelSég. (1754), nom. superfl.
  • MniarumJ.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776)

Scleranthus, the knawels, are a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes 12 species native to Europe, Siberia, western Asia, north Africa, Ethiopia, New Guinea, and Australia. [1]

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Species

12 species are accepted. [1]

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