Scientific Name: Scleranthus biflorus

Common Name: twinflower knawel

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Form Description: A small tufted perennial herb with bright green leaves and short decumbent stems. Usually forming dense masses.

Flowers: Flowers very small, cream with 4-5 petals.

Fruit: Nutlet -tiny, green, in pairs, turn cream as mature.

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Plant Communities
GrasslandHeath
Habitat Notes

Common in dry pastures and in heaths through a wide range of altitudes.

Site Tolerance

Dry, Exposed

Soil Tolerance

Clay, Fertile, Loam, Nutrient-poor, Sandy, Well-drained

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Division

Seed Information

Cutting & Division Information

Propagate by division of larger plants.