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Dichodon cerastoides

Starwort Mouse Ear
Also known as: Alsine multicaulis (Willd.) E.H.L.Krause +17 more
  • Alsine multicaulis (Willd.) E.H.L.Krause
  • Arenaria argaea (Boiss. & Balansa) Shinners
  • Arenaria trigyna (Vill.) Shinners
  • Centunculus alpinus Scop.
  • Cerastium argaeum Boiss. & Balansa
  • Cerastium cerastoides (L.) Britton
  • Cerastium cerastoides f. glandulosa Micevski
  • Cerastium cerastoides subsp. morrisonense Hayata
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. egalndulosum Maire
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. eglandulosum Maire
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. foliosum Kozhevn.
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. lalesarense Bornm.
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. lanceolatocalyx Hazit
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. subglaberrimum Norman
  • Cerastium cerastoides var. taiwanianum S.S.Ying
  • Cerastium elegans Fisch. ex Ser.
  • Cerastium lagascanum C.Vicioso
  • Cerastium lapponicum Crantz
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.

Dichodon cerastoides (commonly known as Starwort Mouse-ear) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Caryophyllaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions.

Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Unclassified

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Chita, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Morocco, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nunavut, Pakistan, Poland, Qinghai, Québec, Romania, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

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