Biology:Cerastium arcticum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cerastium |
| Species: | C. arcticum
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| Cerastium arcticum Lange
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Cerastium arcticum, the Arctic mouse-ear chickweed or Arctic mouse-ear, is a flower distributed at parts of western and southern Greenland, Baffin Island, Labrador,[1] Iceland, Scotland, Norway and Svalbard.[2]
It is a perennial herb[3] that grows in tufts, sometimes loosely, generally in damp places and on open gravel. Most of the plant is pubescent, the hairs appearing stiff. Leaves are elliptical. The flowers are white, rather large, beautiful when fully expanded, single or two together. Petals are deeply notched and considerably longer than sepals.
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See also
- Flora of Svalbard
References
- ↑ Aiken, S.G.. "Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago". National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa. https://nature.ca/aaflora/data/www/cacear.htm.
- ↑ "Svalbardflora.no". http://svalbardflora.no/index.php?id=520.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CEAR16.
Wikidata ☰ Q260643 entry
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