Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Specy

Cerastium tomentosum

Flowering Plants

Cerastium tomentosum, commonly known as snow-in-summer, is a herbaceous flowering perennial plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the alpine regions of central and southern Italy. It is a low, spreading plant with silvery grey stems and leaves covered in felty hairs, and its star shaped white flowers grow to about 15 millimeters across. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Scientific Name
Cerastium tomentosum 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Caryophyllaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Cerastium tomentosum

In Biome

Alpine, Biomes
Source Cerastium tomentosum (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Albania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Austria

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Belgium

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Canada

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Croatia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Czechia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Denmark

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Estonia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Finland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

France

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Germany

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Iceland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Ireland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Italy

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Netherlands

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Romania

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Switzerland

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

United Kingdom

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Cerastium tomentosum (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 368104
    Cerastium tomentosum (snow-in-summer) is an herbaceous flowering plant and a member of the family Caryophyllaceae.
  • In Biome: Alpine, Wikipedia intro: "pecies of its genus by "tomentose" or felty foliage. It is a low, spreading perennial native to the alpine regions of central and southern Italy. The stems and..."
View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. NatureServe Explorer: Cerastium tomentosum
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
View the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12413
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Caryophyllales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
View the Source
5. Wikipedia: Cerastium tomentosum
WikipediaWikidata Q114430 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cerastium tomentosum
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 3085438, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 3085438, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Caryophyllaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12470
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12470
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
View the Source
Wikidata: Cerastium tomentosum
Child Taxon Of: Caryophyllaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.