familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusScleranthus
speciesScleranthus perennis
subspeciesScleranthus perennis subsp. perennis
Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis
Plants perennial. Stems procumbent to erect, 3–25 cm, becoming somewhat woody basally. Leaf blades 3–13 mm. Flowers usually longer than bracts; hypanthium becoming shallowly furrowed in fruit, 1–1.3 mm; sepals overlapping, usually bending together in fruit, 2.5–4 mm, margins 0.3–0.5 mm wide, apex blunt or rounded; stamens ca. equaling sepals. “Fruits” 2.5–4.5 mm including sepals. 2n = 22 (Europe).
Phenology: Flowering summer–fall.
Habitat: Roadsides, sandy areas, shores
Elevation: 0-300 m
Distribution
Introduced; Que., Conn., Mass., Mich., Wis., c Europe, w Asia.
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