Scleranthus

Scleranthus
Scleranthus perennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Scleranthus Linnaeus

Scleranthus, the knawels, are a genus of herbaceous plants in the carnation family.

Species include:

• 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., native to Australia and New Zealand (Knawel, Cushion-bush or Two-flowered Knawel)
• Scleranthus diander R.Br.(Tufted knawel), native to Australia
• Scleranthus minusculus F.Muell., native to Australia
• Scleranthus perennis (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

• "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. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
• "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. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
• "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. Retrieved 2008-02-23.