Scleranthus annuus
L.
Caryophyllaceae
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Common Name: Knawel
General Information
Scleranthus annuus is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.25 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Range
Most of Europe, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa and Asia.
Habitat
Dry sandy and gravelly places, and in cultivated and waste ground in sandy soils, avoiding calcareous soils[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Annual/Biennial |
| Height | 0.25 m |
| Pollinators | Insects, Self |
| Self-fertile | Yes |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Plants are calcifuge[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
A very variable plant[
17- Title
- Flora of the British Isles.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1962
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The plant is used in Bach flower remedies - the keywords for prescribing it are 'Uncertainty', 'Indecision', 'Hesitancy' and 'Unbalance'[
209- Title
- Handbook of the Bach Flower Remedies
- Publication
-
- Author
- Chancellor. P. M.
- Publisher
- C. W. Daniel Co. Ltd.
- Year
- 1985
- ISBN
- 85207 002 0
- Description
- Details the 38 remedies plus how and where to prescribe them.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ in the spring or autumn.
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
