Biology:Cerastium alpinum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the pink family Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium alpinum
Cerastium alpinum ENBLA05.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Cerastium
Species:
C. alpinum
Binomial name
Cerastium alpinum
L., 1753

Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear[1] or alpine chickweed, is a mat-forming perennial plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Greenland, Canada and northern Europe.[2] It is grown as a rock garden subject for its many small white flowers and silver haired stems and foliage. There are three subspecies.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q162484 entry