Cerastium latifolium L.

Céraiste à larges feuilles (fr), Céraiste à feuilles larges (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Cerastium

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.035-0.15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.15
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 5 - 10
Germination temperacture (C°) 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cerastium latifolium habit picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Cerastium latifolium habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Cerastium latifolium habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cerastium latifolium leaf picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Cerastium latifolium leaf picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Cerastium latifolium leaf picture by Franco Colnago (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cerastium latifolium flower picture by Fabien Anthelme (cc-by-sa)
Cerastium latifolium flower picture by lege (cc-by-sa)
Cerastium latifolium flower picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cerastium latifolium world distribution map, present in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, and Romania

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152360-1
WFO ID wfo-0000595756
COL ID SKBK
BDTFX ID 15900
INPN ID 90042
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Alsine latifolia Cerastium glaciale Cerastium wahlenbergii Cerastium flexuosum Cerastium glutinosum Cerastium macranthum Cerastium subacaule Cerastium biadegii Cerastium latifolium subsp. biadegii Cerastium latifolium

Lower taxons

Cerastium latifolium subsp. pyrenaicum