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CERASTIUM
(
G
)
Mouse-ear(
Le
) Chickweed
Family:
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
ceras, = horn; -ium, = 'characteristic of'. (horned capsules)
(
LS
,
BL
,
Le
)
Cerastium capense
(
La
)
Cape Cerastium(
PS
) Horingblom
Location: (
F
)
cape, = Cape of Good Hope; -ensis, = indicates country or place of growth, or origin or else habitat. (pertaining to the Cape of Good Hope; Cape Peninsula)
(
BL
)