Cerastium comatum

Cerastium comatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Alsineae
Genus: Cerastium
Species: Cerastium comatum

Name

Cerastium comatum Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3(5): 228 (1816).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cerastium illyricum subsp. comatum (Desv.) P.D.Sell & Whitehead, Feddes Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 69: 15 (1964).
• Heterotypic
  • Cerastium illyricum subsp. pilosum Rouy & Foucaud, Fl. France 3: 222 (1896).
  • Cerastium comatum var. congestum Lonsing, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 46: 149 (1939).
  • Cerastium comatum var. longipedicellatum M.Keskin, Frontiers Life Sci. Relat. Technol. 2(2): 36 (2021).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Corse. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti, Turkey-in-Europe. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Libya. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon), Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Desvaux, N.A. 1816. Examen critique des Genres Sabline (Arenaria), et Céraiste (Cerastium). Journal de Botanique, Appliquée à l'Agriculture, à la Pharmacie, à la Médecine et aux Arts 3(5): 216–228. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Cerastium comatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Cerastium comatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Cerastium comatum. Published online. Accessed: 18 Apr 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cerastium comatum. Accessed: 18 Apr 2025.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Cerastium comatum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Apr 18.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Wolliges Hornkraut
English: Woolly Mouse-ear

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