Cerastium diffusum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cerastium |
| Species: | C. diffusum
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| Binomial name | |
| Cerastium diffusum Pers.
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Cerastium diffusum the fourstamen chickweed[1] or sea mouse-ear,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the pink and carnation family Caryophyllaceae. It is an annual herb, to 30 cm.high, occurring in western Europe mainly in coastal areas. The flowers have 4, or seldom 5 petals, 4 or 5 stamen appearing between March and May (III-V). The petals are much shorter than the sepals. The leaves are opposite, (sessile) without petioles and the sepals and bracts all green, without pale margins. The fruit petioles are erect and diffuse at maturity.[3]: 490 [4]: 52
References
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cerastium diffusum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Stace, C. A. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles (Fourth ed.). Middlewood Green, Suffolk, U.K.: C & M Floristics. ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2.
- ^ Blamey, M.; Fitter, R.; Fitter, A (2003). Wild flowers of Britain and Ireland: The Complete Guide to the British and Irish Flora. London: A & C Black. ISBN 978-1408179505.