Scientific Name: Scleranthus brockiei

Common Name: mountain knawel

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Form Description: Dense, compact, cushion-like perennial with stems up to 12mm long, and inward-curved leaves.

Flowers: A pair of stalked flowers, 5-18mm long.

Fruit: Nutlet 1.7-2.3mm long.

Municipality
Break O’DayCentral HighlandsDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayHobartKentishLauncestonMeander ValleyNorthern MidlandsSouthern MidlandsWest Coast
Plant Communities
Alpine and Sub-alpine Vegetation
Habitat Notes

Grasslands and woodlands in sub-alpine to alpine habitats. Key sites include Mt. Inglis and Parkside, St. Helens.

Frost Tolerance

Hardy

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method
Division

Seed Information