Summary ²

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 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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• eFloras.org
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• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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