Genus Scleranthus L. Род ХРУЩЯЛКА — SCLERANTHUS L.¹ Fam: Caryophyllaceae juss.
Genus: Scleranthus L.
English Name: Knawels
Description:
Annual or perennial herbaceous plants. Leaves opposite, sessile, narrow, pointed, lanceolate to styliform, styliform linear, adhesion with webbed bases. Stipule missing. The blossoms collected in top or side zymosan inflorescences. Sepals 5 (4), at the base accreted, closing carpophore. Petals strongly reduced or missing. Stamens 5 or 10. The ovary half inferior, single station; 2 bars with stigmas of head. Fruit does not burst, consists of 1 (2) seed, accrete with blossom bed and persistent sepalspersistent sepals. Seeds lenticular, smooth. Table for determining the types
1 The shares of the calyx close styliform, pointed or lanceolate, with very narrow white membranous edge or without edge, much longer than stamens .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1* The shares of the calyx broadly lanceolate to elliptic, on the tip more or less blunt, with broad white webbed edge, a little longer than stamens .... 2
2 Stem Widespread, forming concise tussock or cushion with short internodes. Leaves more or less fleshy, usually exceeding inter nodes ............................................................................................................................................ 3. Mountain bigarreau - S. neglectus Roch. ex Baumg.
2* Stems erect or ascending, usually with numerous embranchments, with more or less elongated internodes. Leaves thin, little or much shorter or equal to internodes ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
3 Calyx of ripe fruit 5 - 6.5 mm long, the shares are spread out star-like ............................................. 2. Splitted bigarreau - S. dichotomus Schur
3* Calyx of ripe fruit 3 - 4.5 mm long, the shares upright or a slight downturn ................................. ................... 1. Plain bigarreau - S. perennis L.
4 The shares of the calyx hook-similar folded back on top ...................................................................... 7. x x x bigarreau - S. uncinatus Schur
4* The shares of the calyx on the top straight or slightly curved, but not hook-similar .............................................................................................. 5
5 Calyx of ripe fruit 3.2 - 4.0 (5.3) mm long; its shares on the top more or less spread out. Internodes of the stem usually longer than 1 cm ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4. Annual bigarreau - S. annuus L
5* Calyx of ripe fruit shorter, 1.2 - 3 (3.8) mm long; its shares on the top more or less upright or folded back. Internodes of the stem normally shorter than 1 cm ………………..........................................................................................................................................................………………... 6
6 Calyx of ripe fruit 2.2 - 3.0 (3.8) mm long; its shares equal in length to each other ………… .................. 5. Multiple bigarreau - S. polycarpos L.
6* Calyx of ripe fruit 1.5 - 2.2 mm in long; its shares in length obviously unequal to each other ............. 6. x x x x bigarreau - S. collinus Opiz¹ developed by B. Kouzmanov St. Kozhuharov
From: „Флора на НР България”, том III, БАН, София, (1967) ***************
Scleranthus, the knawels, are a genus of herbaceous plants in the carnation family.
Scleranthus has been listed as one of the 38 plants used to prepare Bach flower remedies,[1] a kind of alternative medicine promoted for its effect on health. However according to Cancer Research UK, "there is no scientific evidence to prove that flower remedies can control, cure or prevent any type of disease, including cancer".[2]
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References: „Флора на НР България”, том III, БАН, София, (1967), Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Distribution in Bulgaria: (Conspectus of the Bulgarian Vascular Flora) = conspectus&gs_l= Zlc.
Distribution:SPECIES: Scleranthus perennis L. - Perennial knawel
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