''Scleranthus'', the knawels, are a
genus of
herbaceous
Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials.
Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous"
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plants in the family
Caryophyllaceae.
Selected species
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Scleranthus annuus
''Scleranthus annuus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names German knotweed and annual knawel. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is known throughout the rest of the temperate ...
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L. (German-knotweed, knawel or annual knawel), native to Africa, Europe, Asia and naturalised elsewhere.
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Scleranthus biflorus''
(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Hook.f. (Knawel, cushion-bush or two-flowered knawel), native to Australia and New Zealand
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Scleranthus brockiei''
P.A.Will., native to Australia and New Zealand
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Scleranthus diander''
R.Br. (Tufted knawel), native to Australia
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Scleranthus minusculus''
F.Muell., native to Australia
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Scleranthus perennis''
L. (Perennial knawel)
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Scleranthus pungens''
R.Br., native to Australia
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Scleranthus singuliflorus''
(F.Muell.) Mattf. (One-flowered knawel), native to higher alpine areas in Australia
References
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Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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