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Cerastium multiflorum C.A.Mey.  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesCerastium multiflorum C.A.Mey. 
BibliographyVerz. Pfl. Casp. Meer.: 222 (1831)
Native RangeCaucasus
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks and scree
Altitude1200-3000m
Descriptiongrey pubescent, lower leaves lanceolate, at base tapered, the other oblong-lanceolate, sessile, 1-4cm, flowers 2-5 in cyme, sepals oblong-lanceolate, acute, petals 10-12mm long
Size8-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca+
Typesubshrub
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCerastium salatavicum Rupr.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus)
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