Caryophyllaceae

Cerastium velutinum Raf.

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Cerastium

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Cerastium velutinum: Photo of Cerastium arvense in flower. This is a native plant growing wild in the C & O Canal National Historical Park, Montgomery county Maryland, USA. This spe — Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Cerastium arvense f. oblongifolium (Torr.) Pennell
Cerastium arvense subsp. velutinum Ugbor.
Cerastium arvense var. bracteatum (Raf.) MacMill.
Cerastium arvense var. oblongifolium (Torr.) Hollick & Britton
Cerastium arvense var. velutinum Britton
Cerastium arvense var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton
Cerastium arvense var. webbii Jenn.
Cerastium bracteatum Raf.
Cerastium oblongifolium Torr.
Cerastium pensylvanicum Hornem.
Cerastium velutinum var. velutinum
Cerastium villosum Muhl. ex Darl.

Photos

Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.