Scleranthus Explained
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.
Species
12 species are accepted.
- 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 delortii
- Scleranthus diander R.Br. – tufted knawel, native to Australia
- Scleranthus fasciculatus – native to Australia, introduced to New Zealand
- Scleranthus × intermedius
- 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
- Scleranthus uncinatus
- Scleranthus uniflorus
Further reading
- Web site: Scleranthus . 2008-02-23 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust .
- Web site: Scleranthus. 2008-02-23. Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra.
- Web site: Genus: Scleranthus L.. 2008-02-23. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110605120551/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?10954. 2011-06-05.