Scleranthus

Translingual

Scleranthus annuus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Proper noun

Scleranthus m

1. 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