| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium leontopodium (Stoj. & Stef.) T.Georgiev |
| Bibliography | Fl. Bulg. [N.A.Stojanov & B.Stefanoff] ed. 2: 378 (1933) |
| Native Range | Balkan Peninsula |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves in rosette, short, lanceolate to linear, acute, flowers in cyme, sepals pubescent |
| 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 albanicum (Bald.) Correns Cerastium banaticum var. leontopodium Stoj. & Stef. Cerastium cernjavskii T.Georgiev Cerastium decalvans var. albanicum (Bald.) Niketić Cerastium decalvans f. albanicum (Bald.) Niketić Cerastium decalvans var. cernjavskii (T.Georgiev) Niketić Cerastium decalvans var. histrio (Correns ex Prain) Niketić Cerastium decalvans ssp. histrio (Correns ex Prain) Greuter & Burdet Cerastium decalvans ssp. leontopodium (Stoj. & Stef.) Niketić Cerastium decalvans f. leontopodium (Stoj. & Stef.) Niketić Cerastium decalvans var. leontopodium (Stoj. & Stef.) Buschm. Cerastium decalvans ssp. macedonicum (T.Georgiev) Stoj. & Stef. Cerastium decalvans f. macedonicum (T.Georgiev) Niketić Cerastium decalvans f. nikolovii (T.Georgiev) Niketić Cerastium grandiflorum var. albanicum Bald. Cerastium grandiflorum var. leontopodium (Stoj. & Stef.) Stoj. & Stef. Cerastium histrio Correns ex Prain Cerastium lanigerum var. albanicum (Bald.) Hayek Cerastium lanigerum f. albanicum (Bald.) Hayek Cerastium lanigerum ssp. nikolovii T.Georgiev Cerastium leontopodium ssp. soskianum T.Georgiev Cerastium macedonicum T.Georgiev |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |