Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Caryophyllanae > Order Caryophyllales > Family Caryophyllaceae > Genus Cerastium

Cerastium diffusum Pers.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Cerastium*	L.	accepted genus name
*Cerastium alpinum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium alsinifolium*	Tausch	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium anomalum*	Schrank	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium araraticum*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium arcticum*	Lange	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium argenteum*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium armeniacum*	Gren.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium arvense*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium atlanticum*	Durieu	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium azoricum*	Seub.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium ballsii*	Maire	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium banaticum*	(Rochel) Heuff.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium beeringianum*	Cham. & Schltdl.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium biebersteinii*	DC.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium brachypetalum*	Pers.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium caesareosylvaticum*	M. Toman	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium candidissimum*	Correns	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium carinthiacum*	Vest	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium cerastoides*	(L.) Britton	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium chlorifolium*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium comatum*	Desv.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium daghestanicum*	Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium dahuricum*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium davuricum*	Fisch.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium decalvans*	Schloss. & Vuk.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium deschatresii*	Greuter	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium dichotomum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium diffusum*	Pers.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium dinaricum*	Beck & Szyszył.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium dominici*	Kit Tan & R. R. Mill	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium dubium*	(Bastard) Guépin	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium eriophorum*	Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium fontanum*	Baumg.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium fragillimum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium gibraltaricum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium glomeratum*	Thuill.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium gnaphalodes*	Fenzl	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium gorodkovianum*	Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium gracile*	Dufour	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium grandiflorum*	Waldst. & Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium granulatum*	(Huter, Porta & Rigo) Chiov.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium haussknechtii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium hemschinicum*	Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium holosteum*	Hornem.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium illyricum*	Ard.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium inflatum*	Gren.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium julicum*	Schellm.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium kasbek*	Parrot	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium kotschyi*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium lanuginosum*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium latifolium*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium lazicum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium ligusticum*	Viv.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium lineare*	All.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium longifolium*	Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium macranthum*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium maximum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium microspermum*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium moesiacum*	Friv.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium multiflorum*	C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium nemorale*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium nigrescens*	(H. C. Watson) H. C. Watson	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium odessanum*	Klokov	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium oreades*	Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pauciflorum*	Ser.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pedunculare*	Bory & Chaub.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pedunculatum*	Gaudin	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium perfoliatum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pisidicum*	Ayasligil & Kit Tan	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium polymorphum*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium ponticum*	Albov	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pseudokasbek*	Vysok.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pumilum*	Curtis	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium purpurascens*	Adams	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium pyrenaicum*	J. Gay	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium rectum*	Friv.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium regelii*	Ostenf.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium ruderale*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium runemarkii*	Möschl & Rech. f.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium saccardoanum*	Diratz.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium salatavicum*	Rupr.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium scaposum*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium scaranii*	Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium schischkinii*	Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium semidecandrum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium siculum*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium smolikanum*	Hartvig	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium soleirolii*	Duby	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium sosnowskyi*	Schischk.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium subtriflorum*	(Rchb.) Pacher	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium svanicum*	Kharadze	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium sventenii*	Jalas	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium sylvaticum*	Waldst. & Kit.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium szowitsii*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium theophrasti*	Merxm. & Strid	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium thomasii*	(Montel.) Ten.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium tomentosum*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium transsilvanicum*	Schur	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium undulatifolium*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium uniflorum*	Clairv.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium uralense*	Grubov	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium vagans*	Lowe	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium vourinense*	Möschl & Rech. f.	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Cerastium pentandrum subsp. tetrandrum*	(Gren.) Maire & Weiller	heterotypic synonym
*Cerastium tetrandrum*	Curtis	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Cerastium diffusum subsp. diffusum*	Pers.	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium diffusum subsp. gussonei*	(Lojac.) P. D. Sell & Whitehead	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium diffusum subsp. subtetrandrum*	(Lange) P. D. Sell & Whitehead	taxonomically included in
*Cerastium alsinoides*	Pers.	synonym
*Cerastium pumilum subsp. tetrandrum*	(Gren.) Arcang.	synonym

Children

Cerastium diffusum Pers. subsp. diffusum
Cerastium diffusum subsp. gussonei (Lojac.) P. D. Sell & Whitehead
Cerastium diffusum subsp. subtetrandrum (Lange) P. D. Sell & Whitehead

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Croatian: stršeći rožac sources: Nikolić, T. 2000: Flora Croatica. Index florae Croaticae, 1. – Natura Croatica 3, Suppl. 1

Danish: Firehannet Hønsetarm sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

Dutch: Scheve hoornbloem sources: Meijden, R. van der 1990: Heukels' Flora van Nederland, ed. 21. – Groningen

English: Sea Mouse-ear sources: Dony, J. G., Jury, S. L. & Perring, F. H. 1986: English Names of Wild Flowers, a list recommended by the Botanical Society of the British Isles, ed. 2

Faroese: fýrmenningshøsnagras sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

French: Céraiste à quatre étamines; Céraiste diffus sources: 2006: Tela Botanica, Le réseau de la botanique francophone – http://www.tela-botanica.org/

German: Viermänniges Hornkraut sources: Rothmaler, W. (ed. Jäger, E. J.) 2011: Exkursionsflora von Deutschland. Gefäßpflanzen: Grundband, ed. 20. – Heidelberg: Spektrum

Norwegian: kystarve sources: Jonsell, B. 2001: Flora Nordica 2

Scottish Gaelic: Cluas luchóinge mhara sources: Scannell, M. J. P. & Synnott, D. M. 1987: Census catalogue of the flora of Ireland, ed. 2. – Dublin