Cerastium diffusum
Cerastium diffusum the fourstamen chickweed[1] or sea mouse-ear,[2] is a species in the genus Cerastium of the family Caryophyllaceae. It is an annual or biannual herb, 3 to 15 cm.high, occurring in western Europe in the seacoast areas. The flowers have 4, or seldom 5 petals, 4 or 5 stamen appearing between March and May (III-V). The leaves are linial, ong and spade-shaped. The fruit petioles stand straight up.[3]
| Cerastium diffusum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cerastium |
| Species: | C. diffusum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerastium diffusum Pers. | |
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References
- "Cerastium diffusum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- N.K.A.52.1942,p.421
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