Scleranthus

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

12; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Ditoca Banks ex Gaertn. (1791)
  • Knauthia Heist. ex Fabr. (1763), nom. superfl.
  • Knavel Ség. (1754), nom. superfl.
  • Mniarum J.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]

  1. ^ a b c Scleranthus L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 March 2024.