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|familia=Caryophyllaceae
|familia=Caryophyllaceae
|genus=Scleranthus
|genus=Scleranthus
|habit=herbaceous
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'''''Scleranthus''''', the '''knawels''', are a [[genus]] of [[herbaceous]] plants in the [[Caryophyllaceae|carnation]] family.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
==Varieties==
==Species==
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
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
