| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Scleranthus perennis L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 406 (1753) |
| Native Range | Europe to Transcaucasus, Madeira |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves linear to subulate or lanceolate, 4-9mm long, green or grey, flowers apetalous, in open, often compressed raceme, sepals petaloid |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | greenish, whitish |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Scleranthus arenarius Schur Scleranthus arrectifolius Rchb. Scleranthus brachyphyllus Rchb. Scleranthus cancellatus Rchb. Scleranthus corrigioleflorus Rchb. ex Nyman Scleranthus cumanii Rchb. ex Hausskn. Scleranthus cymulosus Rchb. ex Hausskn. Scleranthus dichotomus var. bellojocensis P.Fourn. Scleranthus falkii Rchb. Scleranthus fallax (Boenn.) Rchb. Scleranthus fastigiatus Hochst. Scleranthus friedrichsthalii Rchb. Scleranthus gypsophilanthus Rchb. ex Hoeme Scleranthus hausmannii Rchb. Scleranthus heldreichii Rchb. Scleranthus heterogenus Rchb. Scleranthus hirsutus C.Presl Scleranthus humilis Rchb. Scleranthus hyssopifolius Rchb. ex Hoeme Scleranthus insignis Rchb. ex Hausskn. Scleranthus juvencus Rchb. ex Hausskn. Scleranthus laevigatus Rchb. Scleranthus laricifolius Rchb. Scleranthus leptochaetos Rchb. ex Holuby Scleranthus leucocarpus Rchb. ex Holuby Scleranthus madonius Rchb. ex Holuby Scleranthus moenchiiformis Rchb. ex Holuby Scleranthus noeanus Rchb. ex Nyman Scleranthus pantocsekii Rchb. ex Pant. Scleranthus perennis var. fallax Boenn. Scleranthus pictus Rchb. Scleranthus porphyrocaulis Rchb. Scleranthus procerus Rchb. Scleranthus reichardtii Rchb. Scleranthus rochelii Rchb. Scleranthus spergulifolius Rchb. Scleranthus sprengelii Rchb. ex Holuby Scleranthus stenoloma Rchb. Scleranthus tenuicaulis Rchb. ex Holuby Scleranthus tortuosus Rchb. Scleranthus wollmarii Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (DEN Denmark, GRB Great Britain, NOR Norway, SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, BGM Belgium, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, HUN Hungary, NET Netherlands, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, SIC Sicilia, TUE Turkey-in-Europe, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (BLR Belarus, BLT Baltic States, KRY Krym, RUC Central European Russia, RUN North European Russia, RUW Northwest European Russia, UKR Ukraine) 2 Africa 21 Macaronesia (MDR Madeira) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |