| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium grandiflorum Waldst. & Kit. |
| Bibliography | Descr. Icon. Pl. Hun. 2: 168 (1804) |
| Native Range | Albania to Croatia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Cerastium elatum A.Huet ex Nyman Cerastium incanum Hoffm. ex M.Bieb. Cerastium longifolium S.G.Gmel. ex Ledeb. Cerastium nodosum Kit. ex Jáv. Cerastium pilosum Hornem. Cerastium samnianum Ser. Cerastium tenuifolium Vis. ex Rchb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, YUG Yugoslavia) |