Cerastium tomentosum
Dusty Miller
Also known as: Alsine tomentosa (L.) E.H.L.Krause +11 more
- Alsine tomentosa (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Cerastium album C.Presl
- Cerastium arvense var. aetnaeum Jan
- Cerastium bosniacum Beck
- Cerastium columnae Ten.
- Cerastium hybridum Schur
- Cerastium tomentosum subsp. columnae (Ten.) Arcang.
- Cerastium tomentosum subsp. longifolium Arcang.
- Cerastium tomentosum var. aetnaeum (Jan) Gürke
- Cerastium tomentosum var. columnae (Ten.) Porta
- Stellaria repens Scop.
- Stellaria tomentosa (L.) Jess.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Cerastium tomentosum (commonly known as Dusty-miller) is a shrub within the Caryophyllaceae family. It naturally occurs in Europe. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southeastern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Italy, Sicilia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, British Columbia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Maine, Manitoba, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms