| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium grandiflorum Waldst. & Kit. |
| Synonyms | Cerastium elatum A.Huet ex Nyman |
| Cerastium pilosum Hornem. | |
| Cerastium samnianum Ser. | |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | white or grey tomentose, leaves 2-7cm, narrowly linear, acute, margins intensely revolute, flowers 7-5 in dense cyme, bracts ovate, sepals obtuse, petals to 18mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
grandiflorum serpentini F.K.Mey., Haussknechtia, Beih., 15: 47 (2011)
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