Species

Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare

Etymology

Cerastium: From the Greek keras 'horn', referring to the seed capsules of some species looking like horns are they emerge from the calyx.
fontanum: From the Latin fons 'fountain, spring', means growing near springs or damp places

Authority

Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare (Hartm.) Greuter et Burdet

Family

Caryophyllaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

NVS Species Code

CERFSV

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Cerastium vulgatum L.

Flower Colours

White

This page last updated on 26 Aug 2013