Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Scleranthus L.
KNOTGRASS

Classification

CARYOPHYLLALES
Scleranthus

Citation

SCLERANTHUS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 406. 1753.
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TYPE: Scleranthus annuus Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 30. 1913.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Scleranthus annuus GERMAN KNOTGRASS Not Native FACU (NWPL)

Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms

Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Ditoca Ditoca Banks ex Gaertner, Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 196. 1791. TYPE: Ditoca muscosa Gaertner, nom. illegit. (Mniarum biflorum J. R. Forster & G. Forster) = Mniarum J. R. Forster & G. Forster 1776.
Knauthia Knauthia Heister ex Fabricius, Enum., ed. 2. 358. 1763. TYPE: = Scleranthus Linnaeus 1753.
Knavel Knavel Seguier, Pl. Veron. 3: 60. 1754. TYPE: = Scleranthus Linnaeus 1753.
Mniarum Mniarum J. R. Forster & G. Forster, Charact. Gen. 1. 1776. TYPE: Mniarum biflorum J. R. Forster & G. Forster