cerastium tomentosum

Thân thiện

A gardener plants cerastium tomentosum in a rock garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A specific flowering plant: "Cerastium tomentosum" is the scientific name for a perennial herbaceous plant commonly known as snow-in-summer. It is characterized by its dense, silvery-grey, hairy foliage and its production of numerous small, white flowers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The rock garden was beautifully edged with Cerastium tomentosum.
  • Cerastium tomentosum is an excellent ground cover for dry, sunny slopes.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical classification: The name is used in a formal, taxonomic context to precisely identify this species within the genus and the family Caryophyllaceae.
  • Cerastium tomentosum is native to alpine regions of Europe.

Variants and Related Words

• Snow-in-summer: The common name for Cerastium tomentosum.
  • Snow-in-summer is prized for its drought tolerance and silvery leaves.

Synonyms

• Snow-in-summer: The primary common name.
• Dusty miller (Note: This common name is also used for other silvery-leafed plants, so it is not an exact synonym but a sometimes-used alternative).

Học thuật

Noun

1. chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers

Từ đồng nghĩa

• snow-in-summer
• love-in-a-mist
• Cerastium tomentosum