| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Cerastium tomentosum L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 440 (1753) |
| Native Range | Corsica, s. Italy, Sicilia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 600-2200m |
| Description | lanate-tomentose, eglandular, lower leaves spathulate, the other linear-lanceolate, sepals oblong, tomentose, narrowly scarious, petals obovate-cuneate, bifid |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | ind |
| 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 | Alsine tomentosa (L.) E.H.L.Krause Cerastium album C.Presl Cerastium bosniacum Beck Cerastium columnae Ten. Cerastium decalvans Schloss. ex Nyman Cerastium elatum Ten. Cerastium hybridum Schur Cerastium longifolium Ten. Cerastium repens L. Cerastium tomentosum var. columnae (Ten.) Porta Cerastium tomentosum ssp. columnae (Ten.) Arcang. Cerastium tomentosum ssp. longifolium Arcang. Myosotis lanata Moench Stellaria repens (L.) Scop. Stellaria tomentosa (L.) Link |
| Territory | 1 Europe 12 Southwestern Europe (COR Corse) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, SIC Sicilia) |