Cerastium afromontanum
Also known as: Cerastium aberdaricum T.C.E.Fr. & Weim. +16 more
- Cerastium aberdaricum T.C.E.Fr. & Weim.
- Cerastium africanum var. jaegeri Engl.
- Cerastium africanum var. kilimanjarense N.H.Williams
- Cerastium africanum var. kilimanjarensis F.N.Williams
- Cerastium afromontanum f. granvikii (Fries & Weim.) Möschl
- Cerastium afromontanum subsp. granvikii (Fr. & Weim.) Möschl
- Cerastium afromontanum subsp. granvikii Fr. & Weim.
- Cerastium afromontanum var. bambuseti T.C.E.Fr. & Weim.
- Cerastium afromontanum var. granvikii Fr. & Weim.
- Cerastium afromontanum var. keniense (T.C.E.Fr. & Weim.) Möschl
- Cerastium bambuseti (T.C.E.Fr. & Weim.) Weim.
- Cerastium bambuseti var. inferalpinum Weim.
- Cerastium bambuseti var. oblongifolium Weim.
- Cerastium caespitosum var. kilimandscharicum Engl.
- Cerastium keniense T.C.E.Fr. & Weim.
- Cerastium kilimandscharicum (Engl.) T.C.E.Fr. & Weim.
- Cerastium pycnophyllum Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Cerastium afromontanum is a shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. Originating in Africa, this species is primarily associated with montane tropical conditions. The genus Cerastium is notably large, comprising more than 200 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre