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Cerastium latifolium L.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium latifolium L. 
SynonymsCerastium flexuosum Hegetschw.
 Cerastium glaciale Gaudin ex Ser.
 Cerastium wahlenbergii Rupr.
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitudesubalpine-alpine
Descriptionglandular pubescent, leaves 12-30mm long, ovate to ovate-elliptic, acute, sessile, rigid, blue-green, flowers 1-3, sepals with wide scarious margins, petals 10-14mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typetuft
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory Europe
     Middle Europe (Austria , Czechoslovakia , Germany , Poland , Switzerland )
     Southwestern Europe (France )
     Southeastern Europe (Italy , Romania)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cerastium latifolium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 439 (1753)

Synonyms:
Alsine latifolia (L.) E.H.L.Krause
Silene latifolia (L.) S.F.Gray

subalpine-alpine
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latifolium typicum ined.

Synonyms:
Cerastium biadegii (Chiov.) Ciferri & Giacom.
Cerastium flexuosum Hegetschw.
Cerastium glacialie Gaudin ex Ser.
Cerastium glutinosum Hegetschw.
Cerastium latifolium biadegii Chiov.
Cerastium subacaule Hegetschw.
Cerastium wahlenbergii Rupr.

c. & s. Europe
11 AUT CZE GER POL SWI 12 FRA 13 ITA ROM

latifolium pyrenaicum (J.Gay) Govaerts, World Checkl. Seed Pl. 3(1): 13 (1999)

Basionym:
Cerastium pyrenaicum J.Gay, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 26: 231 (1832)

Synonyms:
Cerastium endressianum Prolongo ex Willk. & Lange

e. Pyrenees
12 FRA SPA

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