PLANTS Profile for Cerastium arcticum ()

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PLANTS Profile

Cerastium arcticum Lange

Symbol:

CEAR16

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

CAN		N
GL		N

More Information:

Images:
Cerastium arcticum Lange

Synonyms:
Cerastium arcticum Lange

	CEALU	Cerastium alpinum L. var. uniflorum Durand
	CEARH	Cerastium arcticum Lange ssp. hyperboreum (Tolm.) Böcher
	CEARP5	Cerastium arcticum Lange ssp. procerum (Lange) Böcher
	CEARP4	Cerastium arcticum Lange var. procerum (Lange) Hultén
	CEARV9	Cerastium arcticum Lange var. vestitum Hultén
	CEHY3	Cerastium hyperboreum Tolm.
	CENIA2	Cerastium nigrescens (H.C. Watson) Edmondston ex H.C. Watson ssp. arcticum (Lange) P.S. Lusby

Distribution:
Cerastium arcticum Lange


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CAN (LB, MB, NU, QC), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Cerastium arcticum Lange

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium

Classification:
Cerastium arcticum Lange

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Cerastium L. – mouse-ear chickweed
Species	Cerastium arcticum Lange

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 05:59 AM CDT