[The Pink Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus

Scleranthus annuus

Synonym: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus

Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus

Close-up of the flowers of annual knawel as seen at Catherine Creek..........May 10, 2009.
Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus - Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus

Portion of the inflorescence and a stem leaf of Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus (Synonym: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus) - Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus (Synonym: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus)

Additional samples of annual knawel as seen at Catherine Creek.........May 1, 2010.

Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus (Synonym: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus) - Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus (Synonym: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus) - Knawel, Annual Knawel, German Knotgrass, Scleranthus: Scleranthus annuus (Synonym: Scleranthus annuus ssp. annuus)

Annual knawel as seen at the edge of the parking area at the equestrian trail trailhead in Beacon Rock State Park.........April 8, 2016.
Paul Slichter