familyCaryophyllaceae
subfamilyCaryophyllaceae subfam. Alsinoideae
genusCerastium
speciesCerastium velutinum
Cerastium velutinum var. velutinum
Endemic
Synonyms: Cerastium arvense var. bracteatum (Torrey) Hollick & Britton Cerastium arvense var. oblongifolium (Rafinesque) Britton Cerastium arvense subsp. velutinum (Rafinesque) Ugborogho Cerastium arvense var. velutinum Hollick & Britton Cerastium arvense var. villosum Jennings Cerastium arvense var. webbii Cerastium bracteatum Cerastium oblongifolium
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 5. Treatment on page 91.
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Decumbent sterile shoots absent, or when present, short, stems not obscured by overlapping leaves. Leaf blades linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or narrowly oblong, softly pubescent to subglabrous. 2n = 72.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Limestone rocks, woodlands, serpentine barrens
Elevation: 0-300 m
Distribution
Ont., Del., D.C., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Ky., Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Mo., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., Tenn., Va., W.Va.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.