Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium

Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium

Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium is an accepted subspecies of C.decalvans, native to the Balkan Peninsula. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome. The members of the genus Cerastium are commonly called Mouse-ear chickweed.
Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium Synonym: Cerastium decalvans subsp. macedonicum https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149478/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149479/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149480/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html Balkan endemic species,Bulgaria,Caryophyllaceae,Caryophyllales,Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium,Cerastium decalvans subsp. macedonicum,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Plantae,South-eastern Bulgaria,Spring,Stargach mountain,Wildlife

Naming

Synony: Cerastium decalvans subsp. macedonicum
Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149477/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149478/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149479/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html Balkan endemic species,Bulgaria,Caryophyllaceae,Caryophyllales,Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium,Cerastium decalvans subsp. macedonicum,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Plantae,South-eastern Bulgaria,Spring,Stargach mountain,Wildlife

Distribution

Mountains of the Balkan Peninsula – the Dinarides and the Hellenides in all states of the former Yugoslavia, mountains of Albania, Bulgaria and Greece (incl. some of the East Eagean Islands).
Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149477/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149478/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html https://www.jungledragon.com/image/149480/cerastium_decalvans_subsp._leontopodium.html Balkan endemic species,Bulgaria,Caryophyllaceae,Caryophyllales,Cerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium,Cerastium decalvans subsp. macedonicum,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Plantae,South-eastern Bulgaria,Spring,Stargach mountain,Wildlife

Habitat

It grows in grasslands on rocky slopes, pine forests, in extensively grazed pastures, and similar habitats. On calcareous soils (on limestones, dolomites, serpentinites), in 1000–2000(–2500) a. s. l.

References:

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https://botany.cz/en/cerastium-decalvans/
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77093462-1
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusCerastium
SpeciesCerastium decalvans subsp. leontopodium
Photographed in
Bulgaria