Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Scleranthus > Scleranthus annuusScleranthus annuus (knawel; German knotgrass)Synonyms: Scleranthus abyssinicus; Scleranthus adsurgens; Scleranthus aequidens; Scleranthus anisodus; Scleranthus annuus ceretanus; Scleranthus annuus var. fasciculatus (homotypic); Scleranthus argillophilus; Scleranthus ascriviensis (homotypic); Scleranthus augustae (homotypic); Scleranthus banaticus; Scleranthus brachycarpus (homotypic); Scleranthus brachyodon (homotypic); Scleranthus brumalis (homotypic); Scleranthus byzantinus; Scleranthus canescens; Scleranthus carthusianorum (homotypic); Scleranthus cattaroanus (homotypic); Scleranthus caudiger; Scleranthus ceretanus; Scleranthus chaitophyllus (homotypic); Scleranthus chersonensis (homotypic); Scleranthus clevemontanus (homotypic); Scleranthus comatus; Scleranthus compactus (homotypic); Scleranthus concinnus (homotypic); Scleranthus crinitus; Scleranthus crispatulus; Scleranthus debilis (homotypic); Scleranthus decipiens (homotypic); Scleranthus densiramaeus; Scleranthus diffusus; Scleranthus dissitiflorus; Scleranthus durandoi (homotypic); Scleranthus echinophorus; Scleranthus engadineus (homotypic); Scleranthus expansus (homotypic); Scleranthus filiferricaulis; Scleranthus floribundus; Scleranthus folliotii (homotypic); Scleranthus fritzscheanus; Scleranthus fuscus; Scleranthus gemmulosus; Scleranthus glomerifer; Scleranthus graniti (homotypic); Scleranthus haepei; Scleranthus havranus (homotypic); Scleranthus hoemeanus; Scleranthus hohenackeri; Scleranthus holanthus; Scleranthus holubyi (homotypic); Scleranthus horridus; Scleranthus implicatus (homotypic); Scleranthus inflexus (homotypic); Scleranthus intricatus (homotypic); Scleranthus johannis (homotypic); Scleranthus kessneri; Scleranthus kittelii; Scleranthus knazicanus (homotypic); Scleranthus kohlianus; Scleranthus kotschyanus; Scleranthus laxus; Scleranthus leptodus; Scleranthus leucoperos (homotypic); Scleranthus longidens; Scleranthus longirameus (homotypic); Scleranthus longiramosus (homotypic); Scleranthus longisetus; Scleranthus macilentus; Scleranthus macronemus; Scleranthus marginellus; Scleranthus medusellus; Scleranthus micranthus; Scleranthus microdus; Scleranthus myosoteidos (homotypic); Scleranthus myriocarpus; Scleranthus obscurus (homotypic); Scleranthus obsoletus (homotypic); Scleranthus oligoconus (homotypic); Scleranthus orthocarpus; Scleranthus orthoxys; Scleranthus orzinii (homotypic); Scleranthus oxystephanus; Scleranthus paganus (homotypic); Scleranthus paradoxus; Scleranthus petronellae (homotypic); Scleranthus picturatus; Scleranthus pityophilus; Scleranthus polybotrys (homotypic); Scleranthus polyclados; Scleranthus poscharskyi; Scleranthus profusus (homotypic); Scleranthus ptyocarpus (homotypic); Scleranthus pycnocarpus; Scleranthus reichenbachii (homotypic); Scleranthus remotiflorus; Scleranthus riparius; Scleranthus rusticus (homotypic); Scleranthus sanctus (homotypic); Scleranthus schimperi; Scleranthus schroederi; Scleranthus scoparius; Scleranthus sekerae; Scleranthus semiglaber; Scleranthus serotinus (homotypic); Scleranthus serpyllaceus (homotypic); Scleranthus setibracteatus (homotypic); Scleranthus setifer; Scleranthus sordidus (homotypic); Scleranthus soroanus (homotypic); Scleranthus sparsiflorus (homotypic); Scleranthus spectabilis (homotypic); Scleranthus stenoleucus (homotypic); Scleranthus stipatus; Scleranthus striatipes; Scleranthus subspathaceus (homotypic); Scleranthus sulcifer; Scleranthus tauscheri (homotypic); Scleranthus tenellus (homotypic); Scleranthus tenuis; Scleranthus theodori (homotypic); Scleranthus umagellus (homotypic); Scleranthus vagans (homotypic); Scleranthus vallis-demonis; Scleranthus variflexus; Scleranthus verecundus (homotypic); Scleranthus visianii (homotypic) Scleranthus annuus is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names German knotweed and annual knawel. It is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it is known throughout the rest of the temperate world as an introduced species and a common weed. It grows in many types of habitat, often in disturbed areas. It is an annual herb with low, spreading stems up to 15 centimeters long growing from a taproot. The leaves are needle-like or linear in shape with sharp, stiff points. They are oppositely arranged in pairs about the stem and are fused together at the bases. Flowers occur in pairs or small clusters of up to five. The flowers lack petals but have bell-shaped calyces of green petal-shaped sepals. |
Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | Lifespan [1] | Annual/Biennial | Pollinators [1] | Insects, Lepidoptera, Bats | Structure [3] | Herb | | Height [1] | 10 inches (0.25 m) | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | Soil Acidity [2] | Mostly Acid | Soil Fertility [2] | Mostly Infertile | Soil Moisture [2] | Mostly Dry | View Plants For A Future Record : Scleranthus annuus |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Assateague Island National Seashore |
II |
8621 |
Maryland, United States |
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Avon Gorge Woodlands |
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376 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Bassegi Zapovednik |
Ia |
93739 |
Perm, Russia |
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Belovezhskaya Pushcha Biosphere Reserve National Park |
II |
218515 |
Belarus |
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Berwickshire and North Northumberland Coast |
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160731 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Bialowieza National Park |
II |
11126 |
Poland |
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Bolshekhekhtsirsky Zapovednik |
Ia |
112282 |
Khabarovsk, Russia |
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Burnham Beeches |
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946 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Cardigan Bay/ Bae Ceredigion |
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236876 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Carpathian Biosphere Reserve |
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144772 |
Ukraine |
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Dornoch Firth and Morrich More |
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21499 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths |
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14161 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dorset Heaths (Purbeck and Wareham) and Studland Dunes |
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5491 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Dungeness |
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7966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Eryri/ Snowdonia |
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48773 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Essex Estuaries |
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114016 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Fire Island National Seashore |
V |
9433 |
New York, United States |
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Firth of Lorn |
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51830 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Firth of Tay & Eden Estuary |
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38085 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Galichia Gora Zapovednik |
Ia |
568 |
Lipetsk, Russia |
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Gateway National Recreation Area |
V |
1807 |
New Jersey, United States |
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument |
V |
435 |
Virginia, United States |
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Glen Tanar |
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10329 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Hill of Towanreef |
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4660 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Kavkazskiy Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
692723 |
Krasnodar, Karachay-Cherkessia, Adygea, Russia |
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Kedrovaya Pad Zapovednik |
Ia |
44224 |
Primorsky Krai , Russia |
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Khopersky Zapovednik |
Ia |
47103 |
Russia |
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Kouchibouguac National Park |
II |
59161 |
New Brunswick, Canada |
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Lago Puelo National Park |
II |
47607 |
Chubut, Argentina |
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Lanín National Park |
II |
536819 |
Neuquen, Argentina |
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Laplandskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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757114 |
Russia |
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Los Alerces National Park |
II |
463045 |
Chubut, Argentina |
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Lower Derwent Valley |
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2263 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Luce Bay and Sands |
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120487 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Moray Firth |
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373987 |
Scotland, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay |
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151985 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Morecambe Bay Pavements |
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6449 |
England, United Kingdom |
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National Capital Region - East National Park |
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District of Columbia, United States |
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North Norfolk Coast |
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7926 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Okskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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190748 |
Russia |
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Oregon Caves National Monument |
V |
456 |
Oregon, United States |
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Palava Protected Landscape Area |
V |
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Czech Republic |
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Parco Del Somma-Vesuvio e Miglio D'Oro National Park |
II |
33648 |
Italy |
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Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol |
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341177 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pen Llyn a`r Sarnau/ Lleyn Peninsula and the Sarnau |
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360832 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Richmond National Battlefield Park |
III |
1517 |
Virginia, United States |
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Shenandoah National Park |
II |
108221 |
Virginia, United States |
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Solway Firth |
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107829 |
England/Scotland, United Kingdom |
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South Atlantic Coastal Plain Biosphere Reserve |
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20317 |
South Carolina, United States |
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The New Forest |
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72309 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham |
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12696 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Voronezhskiy Biosphere Reserve |
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95835 |
Russia |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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