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Leaves simple Caryophyllaceae

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Sepals connate

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Styles 2. Fruit a 4-valved capsule or nut

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Petals absent Scleranthus

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Flowers in clusters. Calyx lobes 5, more than 1 mm long; stamens 5–10. Ovary ovoid in shape. Leaves crowded, 10–14 mm long, hairy at base. Annual herb with decumbent or ascending stems. Introd. from Europe and Africa. Fl. summer. Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus