Scleranthus annuus L. ssp. annuus

Locations ofScleranthus annuus L. ssp. annuus in Virginia

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Family
Caryophyllaceae
Botanical Name
Scleranthus annuus L. ssp. annuus
Common Name
Knawel, Annual Knawel
Synonym(s)
Scleranthus annuus L. var. annuus
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Scleranthus annuus L. var. annuus
Comments
Thieret and Rabeler in FNA (Vol. 5) recognize eight subspecies, of which only ssp. annuus is in North America.
Habitat
Fields, roadsides, and other open, disturbed habitats; usually in dry, sandy or gravelly, barren soil. Frequent in the Coastal Plain and outer Piedmont; infrequent elsewhere.
Native Status
Introduced

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