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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 species, almost cosmopolitan. Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| glomeratum Thuill. | C,E | Description, Image |
| indicum Wight & Arn. | E |
Other sources of information about Cerastium:
Our websites:
Flora of Burundi: CerastiumFlora of Malawi: Cerastium
Flora of Mozambique: Cerastium
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Cerastium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): CerastiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cerastium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cerastium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cerastium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Cerastium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cerastium
JSTOR Plant Science: Cerastium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cerastium
Plants of the World Online: Cerastium
Tropicos: Cerastium
Wikipedia: Cerastium
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