Cerastium pumilum Curtis

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of U.S.A.
Caryophyllaceae Cerastium pumilum W. Curtis
WISCONSIN, Richland Co., Lone Rock, along railroad at Oak
Street.
43°10’53”N, 90° 11’56”W. alt. 215 m.
T 8 N; R 2 E; NWASEVI sect. 12.
Unshaded, ballast or closely mown lawn area, the original soil
very sandy. The spring annuals nearing end of their life cycle,
with Descurainia pinnata, Draba nemorosa, Cerastium
fontanum, Veronica vema, Veronica peregrina var. peregrina,
Arenaria serpyllifolia, Androsace occidentalis.
Weak herb. Bracts scarious; petal veins branched; stamens
5; styles 5.
Coll.: M. Nee 59064
29 April 2012
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