Scleranthus
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 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 Mattf. – one-flowered knawel, native to higher alpine areas in Australia
- Scleranthus uncinatus
- ''Scleranthus uniflorus''