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Definition: Cerastium tomentosum

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers.[Wordnet].

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Extended Definition: Cerastium tomentosum


Cerastium tomentosum

Cerastium tomentosum

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Cerastium
Species: C. tomentosum
Binomial name
Cerastium tomentosum

Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-summer) is a flowering plant.

It grows in a low, spreading clump. The stems are silvery-grey, the flowers white and about 15 mm across.

Cerastium tomentosum is best grown in dry, sandy, well-drained soils in full sun. It can be used as a groundcover or in rock gardens.


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