Cerastium L.

Description of the genus

Britain: 22 taxa.

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SpeciesSpecies codeContent
alpinum L. subsp. lanatum (Lam.) Ces.
alpinum × fontanum = C. × symei Druce
alpinum × nigrescens
arvense L.
arvense × fontanum = C. × pseudoalpinum Murr
arvense × tomentosum
brachypetalum Pers.
cerastoides (L.) Britton
dichotomum L.
diffusum Pers.
fontanum Baumg.[Agg]
fontanum Baumg. subsp. holosteoides (Fr.) Salman, Ommering & de Voogd
fontanum Baumg. subsp. scoticum Jalas & P.D. Sell
fontanum Baumg. subsp. vulgare (Hartm.) Greuter & Burdet
glomeratum Thuill.
ligusticum Viv.
nigrescens (H.C. Watson) Edmondston ex H.C. Watson
nigrescens × fontanum = C. × richardsonii Druce
pumilum Curtis
scaranii Ten.
semidecandrum L.
tomentosum L.

Other sources of information about Cerastium:

External websites:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cerastium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cerastium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cerastium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cerastium

Copyright: Mark Hyde, 2008-24

Hyde, M.A. (2024). UK Flora: Genus page: Cerastium.
https://www.ukflora.info/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=200, retrieved 28 March 2024

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