Cerastium siculum Guss.

Céraiste de Sicile (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Caryophyllaceae > Cerastium

Characteristics

An annual hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.04-0.12m high.
Life form annual
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.04 - 0.12
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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 -

Distribution

Cerastium siculum world distribution map, present in Germany, Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152633-1
WFO ID wfo-0000596135
COL ID SKJL
BDTFX ID 16002
INPN ID 90092
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Synonyms

Cerastium siculum Cerastium aggregatum Cerastium pumilum subsp. siculum