familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusScleranthus
speciesScleranthus perennis
subspeciesScleranthus perennis subsp. perennis
Scleranthus perennis subsp. perennis
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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.
Discussion
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