Cerastium alpinum

Cerastium alpinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Cerastium
Species:	C. alpinum
Binomial name
	Cerastium alpinum; L.

Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear^[1] or alpine chickweed is a species of mat forming perennial plant. It is native from Greenland, Canada and northern Europe^[2] It is grown as a rock garden subject for its many small white flowers and silver haired stems and foliage. There are three subspecies.

References

^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060035

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[BSBI07-1] "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] ttp://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060035

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