Cerastium biebersteinii Dc.

Boreal chickweed (en), Corbeille-d'argent de Crimée (fr), Céraiste de Bieberstein (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Cerastium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 6-8
Soil humidity 2-6
Soil texture 5-7
Soil acidity 5-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses environmental use ornamental
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, divisions or seedlings.
Mode cuttings divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) 5 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 20
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Cerastium biebersteinii unspecified picture

Distribution

Cerastium biebersteinii world distribution map, present in Canada, Croatia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152101-1
WFO ID wfo-0000595279
COL ID SK4D
BDTFX ID 15791
INPN ID 89975
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cerastium biebersteinii Cerastium repens Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium biebersteinii subsp. transcaucasicum