Scleranthus
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Scleranthus annuus
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Proper noun
Scleranthus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – the knawels.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Caryophyllaceae – family; Sclerantheae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Scleranthus annuus (annual knawel, German knotweed, German moss) - type species
Descendants
- French: scléranthe
References
Scleranthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Scleranthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Scleranthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Scleranthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Scleranthus at Tropicos
- Scleranthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Scleranthus at USDA Plants database
- Scleranthus at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Scleranthus at The Plant List
