Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Scleranthus annuus

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Scleranthus annuus is a Annual/Biennial up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, south and east to N. Africa and Asia.

HabitatDry sandy and gravelly places, and in cultivated and waste ground in sandy soils, avoiding calcareous soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].