Cerastium
''Cerastium'' is a genus of annual, winter annual, or perennial plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. They are commonly called mouse-ear chickweed. Species are found nearly worldwide but the greatest concentration is in the northern temperate regions. There are about 200 species. A number are common weeds in fields and on disturbed ground. ''Cerastium'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including ''Coleophora chalcogrammella'' (which feeds exclusively on '' Cerastium arvense'') and ''Coleophora striatipennella'' (which has been recorded on ''Cerastium fontanum''). Selected species *''Cerastium aleuticum'' – Aleutian chickweed *''Cerastium alpinum'' – alpine chickweed *'' Cerastium arcticum'' – arctic mouse-ear chickweed *'' Cerastium arvense'' – field chickweed *''Cerastium axillare'' – Trans-Pecos chickweed *'' Cerastium beeringinanum'' – Bering chickweed *''Cerastium bialynickii'' *''Cerastium biebersteinii'' – ...
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Cerastium Cerastoides
''Cerastium cerastoides'', the mountain chickweed or starwort mouse-ear, is a flowering plant species in the pink family Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactace ... found in the mountains of Europe. References External links * cerastoides Flora of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Caryophyllaceae-stub ...
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