Kingdom Plantae Family Caryophyllaceae Scientific name Scleranthus perennis Rank Species | Order Caryophyllales Genus Scleranthus Higher classification Scleranthus | |
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Similar Scleranthus, Scleranthus annuus, Caryophyllaceae, Morison's spurry, Sagina nodosa | ||
Scleranthus perennis, the perennial knawel, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the carnation family. It grows on sandy, dry, acidic soils. It can grow up to 15 cm high and has white flowers of 2–5 mm. The plant used to be economically significant as the major host plant of the Polish cochineal.
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