Cerastium semidecandrum L. var. linneanum Chaub & Bory
Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus: Cerastium
Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.
General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions
IUCN Category: Least concern
Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Life-forms: Terophyte.
Habitats: Therophytic calicole fields. Therophytic communities.
Characteristics: An annual plant, small and not very visible, yellowish green in colour. The entire plant is covered by small hairs that give it a rough aspect. Leaves are rounded and opposite. Flowers are very small with white petals smaller than the sepals. The capsule outstretches the calyx.
Observations: C. semidecandrum is a very morphologically variable species and for this reason, many subspecies and varieties have been described. The variety linneanum is characterized by having a basal pair of sepaloid bracts and simple or irregularly dentate petals, much shorter than the stamins.