Scleranthus perennis L., 1753

Common names

🇬🇧 Perennial Knawel
🇫🇷 Scléranthe vivace, Scléranthe pérenne

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Superasterids
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Tribe: Sclerantheae
Genus: Scleranthus
Species: Scleranthus perennis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

S. perennis subsp. atlanticus (Maire) Maire, 1963;
S. perennis subsp. burnatii (Briq.) P.D.Sell, 1963, S;
S. perennis subsp. dichotomus (Schur) Nyman, 1889;
S. perennis subsp. marginatus (Guss.) Nyman, 1879;
S. perennis subsp. perennis L., 1753, P;
S. perennis subsp. polycnemoides (Willk. & Costa) Font Quer, 1949, P;
S. perennis subsp. prostratus P.D.Sell, 1963;
S. perennis subsp. stroblii (Rchb. ex Strobl) Giardina & Raimondo, 2007;
S. perennis subsp. vulcanicus (Strobl) Bég., 1909.

Hybridizes with:

S. annuus subsp. annuus L., 1753 to produce S. × intermedius nothosubsp. intermedius Kitt., 1844, P;
S. annuus subsp. polycarpos (L.) Bonnier & Layens, 1894 to produce S. × intermedius nothosubsp. fasciculatus Čelak., 1870, P (het. syn. S. × podperae Smejkal, 1965).

Photographs

img/scleranthus-perennis.webp — Scleranthus perennis

img/scleranthus-perennis-2.webp — Scleranthus perennis

Sources

Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 653). Biotope.