Cerastium arvense

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cerastium arvense

Cerastium arvense, Linn. (var. oblongifolium, Holl. & Brit.). Starry Grasswort. Perennial, low, much branched and matted: sts. 8-12 in. long: lvs. oblong or lanceolate, pale green, pubescent, obtuse,½-1½ in. long, ¼in. wide: fls. very numerous, appearing in Apr. and May; petals 5, deeply bifid: caps, twice as long as the calyx.—A species of very wide range, growing mostly in dry rocky places from Labrador to Alaska and south to Ga. and Calif.; also in Asia and Eu. Gn. 71, p. 504.—Recommended as a bedding plant, for its mat-like habit, covered with white bloom. Var. compactum, Hort., is hardy in S. E. Canada.CH


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Cerastium arvense or Field Mouse-ear is a plant species of the genus Cerastium.

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