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Cerastium alpinum

Species of flowering plant in the pink family Caryophyllaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cerastium alpinum
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Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear[1] or alpine chickweed, is a mat-forming perennial plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to 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.

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