Cerastium alpinum
Alpine Chickweed, Alpine Mouse Ear
Other regional names: Alpine Mouse Ear Chickweed
- Alpine Mouse Ear Chickweed
Also known as: Alsine alpina (L.) E.H.L.Krause +18 more
- Alsine alpina (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Cerastium alpinum f. congregatum Zapal.
- Cerastium alpinum f. glanduliferum (W.D.J.Koch) Hegi
- Cerastium alpinum f. pulvinata Simmons
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. aquaticum (Boiss.) Mart.Parras & Molero Mesa
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. babiogorense Zapal.
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. glabratum (Hartm.) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. glabrum Retz.
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. kochii Wettst., 1892
- Cerastium alpinum var. aquaticum Boiss.
- Cerastium alpinum var. atratum (Lapeyr.) Nyman
- Cerastium alpinum var. diablakiense Zapal.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glaberrimum (Lapeyr.) Nyman
- Cerastium alpinum var. glabratum (Hartm.) Wahlenb.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glabratum Retz.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glabrum Retz.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glabrum Wahlenb.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glanduliferum W.D.J.Koch
- Cerastium alpinum var. hirsutum Gren.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Cerastium alpinum (commonly known as Alpine Chickweed or Alpine Mouse-ear) is a shrub within the Caryophyllaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Labrador, Manitoba, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Québec, Romania, Saskatchewan, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, West Siberia, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms