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Cerastium arvense, Linn. (var. oblongifolium, Holl. & Brit.). Starry Grasswort. Fig. 876. Perennial, low, much branched and matted: sts. 8-12 in. long: lvs. oblong or lanceolate, pale green, pubescent, obtuse,½-1½ in. long, ¼in. wide: fls. very numerous, appearing in Apr. and May; petals 5, deeply bifid: caps, twice as long as the calyx.—A species of very wide range, growing mostly in dry rocky places from Labrador to Alaska and south to Ga. and Calif.; also in Asia and Eu. Gn. 71, p. 504.—Recommended as a bedding plant, for its mat-like habit, covered with white bloom. Var. compactum, Hort., is hardy in S. E. Canada.
Cerastium arvense, Linn. (var. oblongifolium, Holl. & Brit.). Starry Grasswort. Perennial, low, much branched and matted: sts. 8-12 in. long: lvs. oblong or lanceolate, pale green, pubescent, obtuse,½-1½ in. long, ¼in. wide: fls. very numerous, appearing in Apr. and May; petals 5, deeply bifid: caps, twice as long as the calyx.—A species of very wide range, growing mostly in dry rocky places from Labrador to Alaska and south to Ga. and Calif.; also in Asia and Eu. Gn. 71, p. 504.—Recommended as a bedding plant, for its mat-like habit, covered with white bloom. Var. compactum, Hort., is hardy in S. E. Canada.{{SCH}}
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'''''Cerastium arvense''''' or '''Field Mouse-ear''' is a plant species of the genus ''[[Cerastium]]''.
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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