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2430.000 Cerastium
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, sessile. Inflorescence of terminal, cymose clusters. Flowers 4-5-merous. Sepals free. Petals white, emarginate or 2-fid up to halfway, sometimes 0. Stamens usually 5 (in ours). Styles 5, opposite the sepals. Capsule longer than the sepals, opening by twice as many short teeth as styles. Worldwide: c.100 spp., almost cosmopolitan. |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| glomeratum Thuill. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E | Description, Image |
| indicum Wight & Arn. | Altitude Rainfall Geology | E |
Other sources of information about Cerastium:
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cerastium pageFlora of Mozambique: Cerastium
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cerastium
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cerastium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cerastium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cerastium
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cerastium
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