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June 2025

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Scleranthus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 406 (1753)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000034706.

Literature

Sp. Pl. 1: 406. 1753 [1 May 1753]

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Synonyms of Scleranthus

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Mniarum	J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.	Char. Gen. Pl. : 1 (1776)		wfo-4000024479

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Scleranthus:

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Scleranthus abyssinicus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498854
Scleranthus adsurgens	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498855
Scleranthus aequidens	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498838
Scleranthus alpestris	Hayek	Fl. Steiermark 1: 310 (1908)		wfo-0000438271
Scleranthus anisochaitos	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 25 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498833
Scleranthus anisodus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498834
Scleranthus annuus subsp. collinus	(Hornung ex Opiz) Schübl. & G.Martens	Fl. Wurtemberg (ed. 1) 270 1834		wfo-1200109341
Scleranthus annuus subsp. collinus	Smejkal	Folia Fac. Sci. Nat. Univ. Purkynianae Brun. 6/4:1-85 1965	—	wfo-1200112874
Scleranthus annuus subsp. ruscinonensis	(Gillot & H. J. Coste) P. D. Sell	Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 68:169 1963	—	wfo-1200112736
Scleranthus aquilesii	Sennen	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 74: 369 (1927)		wfo-0000438273
Scleranthus arenarius	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 224 (1866)		wfo-0000498837
Scleranthus argillophilus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498831
Scleranthus arrectifolius	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498839
Scleranthus aschersonii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498840
Scleranthus ascriviensis	Rchb. ex Vis.	Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. xx. (1876-79) 218, nomen.		wfo-0000498841
Scleranthus attenuatus	Rchb. ex Lindem.	Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 49(2): 79, nomen (Quid ?). 1875		wfo-0001352440
Scleranthus augustae	Rchb. ex Hoeme	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 144 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498842
Scleranthus banaticus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498844
Scleranthus biennis	Reut.	Compt.-Rend. Trav. Soc. Hallér 1853-1854: 20 (1854)		wfo-0000498796
Scleranthus bigeminus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498812
Scleranthus bilimeckii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498752
Scleranthus bjelagoranus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 25 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498753
Scleranthus borborygius	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55. 1874		wfo-0000498754
Scleranthus brachycarpus	Rchb. ex Wiesb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 26: 152 (Quid ?). 1876		wfo-0000498755
Scleranthus brachyodon	Rchb. ex Wiesb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 26: 152 (Quid ?). 1876		wfo-0000498756
Scleranthus brachyphyllus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498765
Scleranthus brockei	Williamson	–	—	wfo-0001291296
Scleranthus brockiei	P.A.Will.	Rec. Domin. Mus. 3: 16 (1956)		wfo-0000438280
Scleranthus brumalis	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498750
Scleranthus byzantinus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498760
Scleranthus campestris	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 224 (1866)		wfo-0000498761
Scleranthus cancellatus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498762
Scleranthus canescens	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498763
Scleranthus caniceps	Rchb. ex Lindem.	Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 49(2): 79, nomen (Quid ?). 1875		wfo-0001352441
Scleranthus capitulatus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498759
Scleranthus carthusianorum	Rchb. ex Hoeme	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 147 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498758
Scleranthus cattaroanus	Rchb. ex Vis.	Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. xx. (1876-79) 218, nomen.		wfo-0000498737
Scleranthus caudiger	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498738
Scleranthus celtiniensis	Rchb.	Mem. Reale Ist. Veneto Sci. xx. (1876-79) 218.		wfo-0000498739
Scleranthus chaitophyllus	Rchb. ex Hausskn.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 127 (Quid ?). 1873		wfo-0000498740
Scleranthus chersonensis	Rchb. ex Hoeme	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 147 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498741
Scleranthus cinereus	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55. 1874		wfo-0000498749
Scleranthus clevemontanus	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498735
Scleranthus comatus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498745
Scleranthus comosus	Dumort.	Fl. Belg. : 23 (1827)		wfo-0000498747
Scleranthus compactus	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498748
Scleranthus concinnus	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498771
Scleranthus condensatus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498742
Scleranthus conocephalus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498764
Scleranthus corrigioleflorus	Rchb. ex Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 257. 1879 [Oct 1879]		wfo-0000498781
Scleranthus corymbulosus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498782
Scleranthus crinitus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498783
Scleranthus crispatulus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498784
Scleranthus crispatulus	Rchb. ex Hoeme	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 145 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498785
Scleranthus csetzii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115. 1872		wfo-0000498786
Scleranthus cumani	Rchb. ex Hausskn.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 129 (Quid ?). 1873		wfo-0000498797
Scleranthus curvibracteatus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 25 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498788
Scleranthus cymulosus	Rchb. ex Hausskn.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 129 (Quid ?). 1873		wfo-0000498791
Scleranthus debilis	Rchb. ex Hoeme	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 144 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498792
Scleranthus decandollei	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498793
Scleranthus decipiens	Rchb. ex Hoeme	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 148 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498794
Scleranthus densifolius	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498789
Scleranthus densiramaeus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498787
Scleranthus diander	R.Br.	Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. : 412 (1810)		wfo-0000433733
Scleranthus dicranifolius	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498769
Scleranthus diffusus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498770
Scleranthus dirnsteinensis	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498780
Scleranthus dissitiflorus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498772
Scleranthus divaricatus	Dumort.	Fl. Belg. : 23 (1827)		wfo-0000498766
Scleranthus drogeanus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498773
Scleranthus durandoi	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498774
Scleranthus echinophorus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498775
Scleranthus echinulifer	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114. 1872		wfo-0000498776
Scleranthus engadineus	Rchb. ex Hausskn.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 128 (Quid ?). 1873		wfo-0000498777
Scleranthus erlmagellus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 25 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498638
Scleranthus expansus	Rchb. ex Holuby	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 24: 55 (Quid ?). 1874		wfo-0000498461
Scleranthus falkii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498688
Scleranthus fallax	Boenn.	Prodr. Fl. Monast. Westphal. 123. 1824 [14 Mar-20 May 1824]		wfo-0000498493
Scleranthus fasciculatus	(R.Br.) Hook.f.	Fl. Tasman. 1: 42 (1855)		wfo-0000433732
Scleranthus fasciculifolius	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498494
Scleranthus fastigiatus	Hochst.	Flora 8: 536 (1825)		wfo-0000498495
Scleranthus fenzlii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498507
Scleranthus ferrugineus	Rchb. ex Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. 2: 257. 1879 [Oct 1879]		wfo-0000498497
Scleranthus filicaulis	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498492
Scleranthus filiferricaulis	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498499
Scleranthus floribundus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498500
Scleranthus foliosus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (1872)		wfo-0000498503
Scleranthus follioti	Rchb. ex Wiesb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 26: 152 (Quid ?). 1876		wfo-0000498504
Scleranthus friedrichsthalii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498505
Scleranthus fritzscheanus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498486
Scleranthus fuscus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498498
Scleranthus fussii	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115. 1872		wfo-0000498496
Scleranthus gemmulosus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498481
Scleranthus glaucinus	Chatenier	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 124 (1910)		wfo-0000438270
Scleranthus glomeratus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115. 1872		wfo-0000498482
Scleranthus glomerifer	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498483
Scleranthus gracilidens	Rchb. ex Lindem.	Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 49(2): 79, nomen (Quid ?). 1875		wfo-0001352442
Scleranthus graniti	Rchb. ex Hausskn.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 23: 128 (Quid ?). 1873		wfo-0000498491
Scleranthus griseus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 114 (Quid?). 1872		wfo-0000498485
Scleranthus gypsophilanthus	Rchb.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 22: 115. 1872		wfo-0000498480