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Caryophyllaceae >
Leaves
simple
Caryophyllaceae
consider the other alternative
Sepals
connate
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Styles 2. Fruit a 4-valved
capsule
or
nut
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Petals absent
Scleranthus
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Flowers in clusters.
Calyx
lobes 5, more than 1 mm long; stamens 5–10.
Ovary
ovoid
in shape. Leaves crowded, 10–14 mm long, hairy at base.
Annual
herb
with
decumbent
or
ascending
stems. Introd. from Europe and Africa. Fl. summer.
Annual
Knawel
Scleranthus annuus