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Cerastium cerastoides

Starwort Mouse-ear

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Common name

Starwort Mouse-ear

Scientific name

Cerastium cerastoides (L.) Britton.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant. Stems 5 to 15 cm long. Flowers are 12-18 mm across. The ovary with three styles. Flowering June-August^[1].

Habitat

Wet meadows and along snowdrifts^[2].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In the mountains of Rila, Pirin, Rhodope, Vitosha, Stara planina; between 2000 and 2900 meters above sea level^[3].

References

[1] Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство". София.

[2] Стоянов, Н. & Б. Китанов. 1966. Високопланинските растения в България. Изд. "Наука и изкуство". София.

[3] Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.