| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium aleuticum Hultén |
| Habitat | scree and moraines |
| Altitude | 200-700m |
| Description | leaves sessile, elliptic to lanceolate, 4-12mm, obtuse, hirsute to subglabrous, flowers 1-3 in dense cyme, sepals lanceolate, pubescent, petals 1cm long, bifid |
| Size | 3-7cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Kamchatka ) Northern America Subarctic America (Aleutian Is.) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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