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 alpinaName author: (L.) E.H.L.Krause
- Cerastium acutifoliumName author: Dufour
- Cerastium alpinum f. pulvinataName author: Simmons
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. alpinumName author: Not supplied
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. aquaticumName author: (Boiss.) Mart.Parras & Molero Mesa
- Cerastium alpinum subsp. babiogorenseName author: Zapał.
- Cerastium alpinum var. aquaticumName author: Boiss.
- Cerastium alpinum var. glanduliferumName author: W.D.J.Koch
- Cerastium alpinum var. sordidumName author: Hultén
- Cerastium alpinum var. vestitumName author: Hultén
- Cerastium arvense var. alpinumName author: (L.) Benth.
- Cerastium atratumName author: Lapeyr.
- Cerastium bombycinumName author: Schur
- Cerastium glaberrimum subsp. aquaticumName author: (Boiss.) Rivas Mart. & Molero Mesa
- Cerastium hirsutumName author: Fisch. ex Ser.
- Cerastium laniferumName author: Schur
- Cerastium lanuginosumName author: Willd. ex Rchb.
- Cerastium latifoliumName author: Edmonst.
- Cerastium microphyllumName author: Schur
- Cerastium rotundifoliumName author: Schur
- Cerastium saxatileName author: Turcz.
- Cerastium viscosissimumName author: Schur
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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