| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium boissierianum Greuter & Burdet |
| Bibliography | Willdenowia 14: 41 (1984) |
| Native Range | s. & e. Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, nw. Africa |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 700-2500m |
| Description | grey-green hirsute, leaves opposite, patent, ovate to linear-lanceolate, 1-2cm, entire, prickly acute, flowers pedicellate, petals 10-16mm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| 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 arvense var. cavillieri Briq. Cerastium boissieri Gren. Cerastium boissieri var. vulgare Willk. Cerastium gibraltaricum var. boissieri Pau Cerastium gibraltaricum var. glabrifolium Pau Cerastium gibraltaricum var. niveotomentosum F.N.Williams Cerastium gibraltaricum var. vulgare (Willk.) Maire Cerastium grandiflorum Pourr. ex Willk. & Lange Cerastium physospermum Gay ex Nyman Cerastium tomentosum Haens. ex Willk. & Lange |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse, SAR Sardegna, SPA Spain) 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (ALG Algeria, MOR Morocco) |