Scientific Name: Scleranthus diander

Common Name: tufted knawel

Family Classification (Clade): Eudicots

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable

Permit: It is an offence to collect, disturb, damage or destroy this species unless under permit.

Form Description: A small perennial herb, the rootstock tufted, almost woody, the stems much-branched, erect or ascending. Leaves crowded.

Height (m): 0.04 – 0.1

Flowers: The stalkless flowers are clustered in groups of 3 or 4.

Fruit: Nutlet