Cerastium fischerianum Ser.
Publ. & Syn.Ser. in DC., Prodr. 1: 419 (1824). Holotype (G-DC): Russian Far East: Kamtchatka, leg. E. Merck. For an illustration of the type specimen, see Hultén (1930: 249).
NotesElven and Murray: Morton (2005a) indicated a possible merger of Cerastium fischerianum and C. beeringianum as subspecies. We do not support that proposal without further study.
Chromosomes72 (4x). - Far East (Sakhalin). - Sokolovskaya (1960b, 2n = ca. 72).
Morton (2005a) reported an additional chromosome number of 2n = 66.
GeographyAmphi-Pacific: RFE ALA.
Distribution N = F     D = R     E = R     CE = r     CS = r     AW = r     [ key ]
Parent taxonCerastium L.
PAF ID420210
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Panarctic Flora Editor-in-Chief: Reidar Elven (Natural History Museum, University of Oslo)
Editorial Committee: Reidar Elven, David F. Murray (Museum of the North, University of Alaska), Volodya Yu. Razzhivin (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences), Boris A. Yurtsev [deceased] (Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences)