Cerastium alpinum L. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Cerastium alpinum L.
Cerastium alpinum (alpine mouse-ear) is a mat-forming perennial native to the north Atlantic region, grown in rock gardens.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Cerastium alpinum, commonly known as alpine mouse-ear or alpine chickweed, is a mat-forming perennial plant. This species was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Greenland, Canada, and northern Europe. It is cultivated for use in rock gardens, valued for its numerous small white flowers and silver-haired stems and foliage. There are three recognized subspecies of Cerastium alpinum.
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