| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium banaticum (Rochel) Heuff. |
| Bibliography | Pl. Banat. Rar. [A.Rochel]: index (1828) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 300-2600m |
| Description | leaves crowded at base of stem, narrowly lanceolate to linear, to 6cm long, subglabrous, flowers ca. 2cm across in small cymes, supported by silvery bracts |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cerastium adenotrichum Čelak. Cerastium banaticum f. abbreviatum T.Georgiev Cerastium banaticum var. adenotrichum (Čelak.) Borsa Cerastium banaticum f. adenotrichum (Čelak.) Niketić Cerastium banaticum f. diklicii Niketić Cerastium banaticum f. glanduliusculum Niketić Cerastium banaticum f. grebenscikovii Niketić Cerastium banaticum ssp. hirsutum (Fenzl ex Griseb.) Niketić Cerastium banaticum var. ilicii Niketić Cerastium banaticum var. kellereri T.Georgiev Cerastium banaticum f. kelleri (T.Georgiev) Niketić Cerastium banaticum ssp. kosaninii T.Georgiev Cerastium banaticum var. kosaninii (T.Georgiev) Micevski Cerastium banaticum var. madarense T.Georgiev Cerastium banaticum var. minus Velen. Cerastium banaticum f. minus (Velen.) Borza Cerastium banaticum f. nikolicii Niketić Cerastium banaticum f. pancicii Niketić Cerastium banaticum f. stenophyllum (T.Georgiev) Niketić Cerastium banaticum var. stenophyllum T.Georgiev Cerastium banaticum f. velessanum T.Georgiev Cerastium grandiflorum var. banaticum Rochel Cerastium grandiflorum var. hirsutum Fenzl. ex Griseb. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |