Cerastium boissierianum Greuter & Burdet

Céraiste (fr), Céraiste de Boissier (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Cerastium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.4m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0 - 1.25
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.4
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

Uses -
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°) 15
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Cerastium boissierianum world distribution map, present in France

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:907643-1
WFO ID wfo-0000595287
COL ID SK4H
BDTFX ID 15795
INPN ID 89977
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Synonyms

Cerastium boissierianum Cerastium tomentosum Cerastium grandiflorum Cerastium physospermum Cerastium boissieri Cerastium gibraltaricum var. glabrifolium Cerastium gibraltaricum var. niveotomentosum