Cerastium dichotomum

Cerastium dichotomum

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 dichotomum

Name

Cerastium dichotomum L., Sp. Pl.: 438 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cerastium corniculatum Crantz, Inst. Rei Herb. 2: 403 (1766).
    • Alsine corniculata (Crantz) E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 5: 68 (1901).
  • Myosotis dichotoma Moench, Methodus: 225 (1794).

Homonyms

• Cerastium dichotomum (L.) Crantz = Stellaria dichotoma L.
• Cerastium dichotomum Schangin = Cerastium davuricum Fischer

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe France (introduced), Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan. Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus (Azerbaijan, Armenia). Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Sinai, Turkey. Regional: Arabian Peninsula Saudi Arabia. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 438. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Cerastium dichotomum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Cerastium dichotomum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Cerastium dichotomum. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 31 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Cerastium dichotomum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Aug. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cerastium dichotomum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: Forked chickweed

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