Cerastium alpinum
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| Cerastium alpinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cerastium |
| Species: | C. alpinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerastium alpinum L. | |
Cerastium alpinum, commonly called Alpine mouse-ear chickweed or Alpine chickweed is a species of mat forming perennial plant. It is native from Greenland, Canada and northern Europe[1] It is grown as a rock garden subject for its many small white flowers and silver haired stems and foliage. There are three subspecies.
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