Cerastium velutinum
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 velutinum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1808
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cerastium velutinum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cerastium arvense f. oblongifoliumName author: (Torr.) Pennell
- Cerastium arvense subsp. velutinumName author: Ugbor.
- Cerastium arvense var. bracteatumName author: (Raf.) MacMill.
- Cerastium arvense var. oblongifoliumName author: (Torr.) Hollick & Britton
- Cerastium arvense var. velutinumName author: Britton
- Cerastium arvense var. villosumName author: (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton
- Cerastium arvense var. webbiiName author: Jenn.
- Cerastium bracteatumName author: Raf.
- Cerastium oblongifoliumName author: Torr.
- Cerastium pensylvanicumName author: Hornem.
- Cerastium velutinum var. velutinumName author: Not supplied
- Cerastium villosumName author: Muhl. ex Darl.
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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