Cerastium alpinum
Cerastium alpinum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
Genus: | Cerastium |
Species: | C. alpinum |
Binomial name | |
Cerastium alpinum L. | |
Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear[1] or alpine chickweed is a species of mat forming perennial plant. It is native from 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
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060035
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