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Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cerastium tomentosum Linnaeus. Common name: Snow-in-summer, Dusty Miller. Phenology: Apr-Jul. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. This species is "cultivated and sometimes escaped" in scattered locations in PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhoads & Block 2007). First reported for NC by Pittillo & Brown (1988).

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, FNA5, G, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa; = n/a — RAB, Tat; > Cerastium biebersteinii DC. — Can; > Cerastium tomentosum L. — Can. Basionym: Cerastium tomentosum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cerastium tomentosum - FNA5

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