Cerastium tomentosum

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cerastium tomentosum, Linn. Snow-in-summer. Perennial, low, creeping, branched: lvs. oblong, spatulate, grayish woolly, upper lvs. lanceolate: peduncles 6 in. high, erect, dichotomous; fls. white: caps, cylindrical. Eu. G. 29:555. Gn. 29, p. 143.—Much used for edgings. E. Z. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Template:Commons Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-summer) is a flowering plant.

It grows in a low, spreading clump. The stems are silvery-grey, the flowers white and about 15 mm across.

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