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Alpine mouse-ear chickweed
Cerastium alpinum
63.7154, -19.7142
Field Notes
Description:
This species of chickweed is characterized by hairy stems and leaves. The plant is rampant with stems of 10 - 20 cm. This species is found in mountain areas of the Northern hemisphere. In Iceland the alpine mouse-ear is common both in lowlands and highlands.
Habitat:
Lowland meadow with some gravel.
Notes:
The name of the genus Cerastium comes from the Greek: KERAS (= horn), likely referring to the shape of the fruits of the genus.
This species differs from other Cerastium sp. by its narrow petals going over the calyx and its woolly hairs.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2013
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