| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium eriophorum Kit. |
| Bibliography | Oestr. Fl., ed. 2, 1: 694 (1814) |
| Native Range | e. Alps, Carpathians, n. Balkan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | woody-based, stems thin, simple, leaves lanceolate, obtuse, white lanate, stem leaves sessile, oblong, obtuse, densely long hirsute, flowers 1-3, petals over 1cm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring, early 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cerastium alpinum var. glutinosum W.D.J.Koch Cerastium alpinum var. villosum (Baumg.) Graebn. Cerastium eriophorum f. glutinosum (W.D.J.Koch) Niketić Cerastium eriophorum f. macranthum (Stoj. & T.Georgiev) Niketić Cerastium eriophorum f. rotundifolium (Schur) Niketić Cerastium lanatum f. macranthum Stoj. & T.Georgiev Cerastium lanatum f. rotundifolium Schur Cerastium tatrense Zapal. Cerastium villosum Baumg. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, POL Poland) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine) |