Cerastium alpinum

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant in the pink family Caryophyllaceae}}

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|image = Cerastium alpinum ENBLA05.JPG

|genus = Cerastium

|species = alpinum

|authority = L., 1753

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Cerastium alpinum, commonly called alpine mouse-ear{{BSBI 2007|accessdate=2014-10-17}} or alpine chickweed, is a mat-forming perennial plant. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to Greenland, Canada and northern Europe.{{cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250060035 |title=Cerastium alpinum in Flora of North America @ |publisher=Efloras.org |date= |access-date=2022-05-01}} It is grown as a rock garden subject for its many small white flowers and silver haired stems and foliage. There are three subspecies.