''Cerastium aleuticum'', common name Aleutian mouse-ear chickweed, is a plant species endemic to the US State of Alaska. It is found only on islands, not on the Alaskan mainland: Aleutian,

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, St. Paul, Popof, and Kodiak Islands. It is found on rocky slopes and mountainsides up to an elevation of 700 m.Flora of North America v 5
/ref> ''Cerastium aleuticum'' is a perennial herb spreading by means of underground

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. Stems are branched, up to 7 cm long, covered with soft hairs. Flowers are single or in groups of 2 or 3, white. Capsules are cylindrical, up to 11 mm long. Welsh, Stanley Larson. 1968. Great Basin Naturalist 28(3): 148.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q15563508 aleuticum Flora of Alaska Plants described in 1936 Flora without expected TNC conservation status