Cerastium
- noun
- /səˈræstiəm/
- Specialized
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Cerastium
- The small white flowers of Cerastium make it easy to identify in the wild.
Examples
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Gardeners sometimes remove Cerastium to prevent it from spreading among cultivated plants.
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Cerastium is commonly found in meadows and grassy areas across Europe and North America.
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The Cerastium plant is often found in gardens.
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Many gardeners appreciate the beauty of Cerastium flowers.
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In my garden, the Cerastium blooms beautifully with its small white flowers during the spring.
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The ground was covered in Cerastium, creating a soft, white carpet of flowers beneath our feet.
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She admired the Cerastium for its delicate leaves and charming flowers that attracted many bees.
Synonyms
A small plant with white flowers and soft hairy leaves like a mouse ear
Compounds
- Specialized
A small plant with white flowers that grows on cold mountains and in the Arctic
- Specialized
A low plant with soft silver-grey leaves that makes a white carpet of small flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Cerastium comes from the Greek kerastion, from keras meaning 'horn', so it means 'little horn'. The plant has small seed pods that look like tiny horns, and that image helps you remember this small white-flowered plant.
