Scleranthus biflorus

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Phylogeny & links to associated information

Wikipedia links:       Angiosperms > Eudicots > Asterids > Basal Astrids > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae  > Scleranthus biflorus

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Plant  information

Common name:               Cushion-bush

• Other common names include the knawel and two-flowered knawel or twin-flower knawel

Conservation status:   unkown

Etymology:   

Flowers:                  

• There are minute, double-headed green flowers in late spring

Fruit:                         

Leaves:         

•  Bright green and linear leaves about 4mm long. 

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• It may be in the form of a mat or a multi branched, spreading perennial herb

• A spreading, moss-like plant with dense, bright green foliage

Habitat:   

• A common plant in grassland, particularly at higher altitudes 

Distribution:                  

•  Found in Australia and New Zealand

Additional notes:     

• As of 2015, this species was under review, and new taxa were planned

• Propagation can be by division or by seed

• The fungus Rhizoctonia can cause dead brown patches in this species

Sources of information:

• (2023)