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Cerastium oreades Schischk.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium oreades Schischk. 
Habitatsnow patches
Altitudealpine
Descriptionstems thin, basally thinly pubescent, apically glabrous, leaves ovate, amplexicaule, flowers few, sepals ovate-lanceolate, 6-9mm long, obtuse, petals 15mm long
Size10-25cm
Colorwhite
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous 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 Asia-Temperate
     Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cerastium oreades Schischk., Fl. URSS 6: 445 (1936)

w. Caucasus
33 NCS TCS

alpine

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