Felty hornwort

Felty hornwort
	Felty hornwort ( Cerastium tomentosum )
Systematics
	Nuclear eudicotyledons
Order :	Clove-like (Caryophyllales)
Family :	Carnation family (Caryophyllaceae)
Subfamily :	Alsinoideae
Genre :	Horn herbs ( Cerastium )
Type :	Felty hornwort
Scientific name
	Cerastium tomentosum
	L.

The Woolly chickweed ( Cerastium tomentosum ) is a plant of the genus cerastium ( Cerastium ) in the family of Caryophyllaceae (Caryophyllaceae).

features

The felty hornwort is an evergreen, creeping runners-forming, perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 15 to 30 (rarely up to 45) centimeters. She is covered with thick white felt hair, her hair is unbranched. The leaves are up to 30 millimeters long and linear to lanceolate. The inflorescences consist of up to 15 flowers . The cup is 5 to 7 millimeters long. The petals are white and twice as long as the calyx. The teeth of the capsule are slightly curved outwards.

The flowering period extends from May to July.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 36, 72 or 108.

Felty hornwort ( Cerastium tomentosum )

Occurrence

The felty hornwort occurs in central and southern Italy on slopes.

Systematics

The variety Cerastium tomentosum var. Columnae (Ten.) Arcang. is often cultivated. It is silvery white and has rolled up leaf margins.

use

The felty hornwort is widely used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens and as a ground cover. The species has been in culture since at least 1620. It is often feral from the culture.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , p. 183 .
^ Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . 8th edition. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 . Page 378.

Web links

Commons : Filziges Hornkraut - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Felty hornwort. In: FloraWeb.de.
Distribution map for Germany. In: Floraweb .
Cerastium tomentosum L. In: Info Flora , the national data and information center for Swiss flora . Retrieved October 12, 2015.
Thomas Meyer: Data sheet with identification key and photos at Flora-de: Flora von Deutschland (old name of the website: Flowers in Swabia )

[Rothmaler_5-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler - Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 , p. 183 .

[Oberdorfer2001-2] Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . 8th edition. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 . Page 378.