Cerastium alpinum
A species in the Caryophyllaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Cerastium
- Species
- Cerastium alpinum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cerastium alpinum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Alsine alpina(L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Cerastium acutifoliumDufour
- Cerastium alpinum f. pulvinataSimmons
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinum
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. aquaticum(Boiss.) Mart.Parras & Molero Mesa
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. babiogorenseZapał.
- Cerastium alpinum var. aquaticumBoiss.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glanduliferumW.D.J.Koch
- Cerastium alpinum var. sordidumHultén
- Cerastium alpinum var. vestitumHultén
- Cerastium arvense var. alpinum(L.) Benth.
- Cerastium atratumLapeyr.
- Cerastium bombycinumSchur
- Cerastium glaberrimum subsp. aquaticum(Boiss.) Rivas Mart. & Molero Mesa
- Cerastium hirsutumFisch. ex Ser.
- Cerastium laniferumSchur
- Cerastium lanuginosumWilld. ex Rchb.
- Cerastium latifoliumEdmonst.
- Cerastium microphyllumSchur
- Cerastium rotundifoliumSchur
- Cerastium saxatileTurcz.
- Cerastium viscosissimumSchur
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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