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Cerastium tomentosum, Linn. Snow-in-summer. Perennial, low, creeping, branched: lvs. oblong, spatulate, grayish woolly, upper lvs. lanceolate: peduncles 6 in. high, erect, dichotomous; fls. white: caps, cylindrical. Eu. G. 29:555. Gn. 29, p. 143.—Much used for edgings. E. Z. B.
 
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{{Taxobox
 
| color = lightgreen
 
 
| name = ''Cerastium tomentosum''
 
| name = ''Cerastium tomentosum''
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| growth_habit = ?  <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Cerastium_tomentosum.jpg
 
| image = Cerastium_tomentosum.jpg
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| regnum = Plantae
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]
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| ordo = Caryophyllales
| genus = ''[[Cerastium]]''
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| familia = Caryophyllaceae
| species = '''''C. tomentosum'''''
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| genus = Cerastium  
| binomial = ''Cerastium tomentosum''
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| species = tomentosum
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'''''Cerastium tomentosum''''' (''Snow-in-summer'') is a flowering plant.
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Cerastium tomentosum, Linn. Snow-in-summer. Perennial, low, creeping, branched: lvs. oblong, spatulate, grayish woolly, upper lvs. lanceolate: peduncles 6 in. high, erect, dichotomous; fls. white: caps, cylindrical. Eu.—Much used for edgings.
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==Cultivation==
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It grows in a low, spreading clump. The stems are silvery-grey, the flowers white and about 15 mm across.
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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Image:Cerastium_tomentosum_flower.jpg|Flower close-up
 
Image:Cerastium_tomentosum_flower.jpg|Flower close-up
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[[Category:Caryophyllaceae]]
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==References==
[[Category:Alpine flora]]
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
[[Category:Flora of Europe]]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
[[Category:Flora of Estonia]]
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
[[Category:Flora of the United Kingdom]]
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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Revision as of 17:38, 28 June 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Cerastium tomentosum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Cerastium tomentosum, Linn. Snow-in-summer. Perennial, low, creeping, branched: lvs. oblong, spatulate, grayish woolly, upper lvs. lanceolate: peduncles 6 in. high, erect, dichotomous; fls. white: caps, cylindrical. Eu.—Much used for edgings. CH


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