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Cerastium L.

Härkit
Cerastium, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Cerastium, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Caryocolum fraternella, Coleophora lithargyrinella, C. solitariella, Hadena capsularis, Panemeria tenebrata, Scythris knochella, S. siccella

Cerastium cerastoides (L.) Britton

Lumihärkki Lapparv
Cerastium lapponicum Crantz
Dichodon cerastoides (L.); Rchb.
Cerastium cerastoides ; [RK, 110]

1278x960 (~52Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 25.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1040x1198 (~185Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 26.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Cerastium tomentosum L.

Hopeahärkki Dusty Miller Silverarv Nukkahärkki
Cerastium biebersteinii DC.
Cerastium tomentosum ; [RK, 110]

Cerastium arvense L.

Ketohärkki Field Mouse-ear Field Chickweed Fältarv
Cerastium arvense ; [RK, 110]

686x904 (~53Kb) Finland, Mouhijärvi, Salmi, 4.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Caryocolum alsinella, C. junctella, C. petrophila, Coleophora chalcogrammella, Scythris knochella?, S. obscurella

Cerastium alpinum L.

Tunturihärkki Alpine Mouse-ear Fjällarv
Cerastium alpinum ; [RK, 110]

Foodplant for Coleophora algidella

C. a. alpinum

Karvatunturihärkki Fjällarv
Cerastium alpinum alpinum ; [RK, 111]

1447x820 (~247Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 28.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

979x1305 (~99Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 29.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

C. a. lanatum (Lam.) Asch. & Graebn.

Villatunturihärkki Ullig fjällarv
Cerastium alpinum lanatum ; [RK, 111]

1211x734 (~199Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 27.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

C. a. glabratum (Hartm.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Kaljutunturihärkki Kal fjällarv
Cerastium alpinum glabratum ; [RK, 111]

1065x1093 (~161Kb) Finland, Kilpisjärvi, 27.7.2004, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Cerastium alpinum × fontanum

Cerastium symei Druce
Cerastium alpinum × fontanum ; [RK, 111]

Cerastium arcticum Lange

Napahärkki Snöarv
Cerastium edmondstonii auct.
Cerastium arcticum ; [RK, 111]

Cerastium fontanum Baumg.

Nurmihärkki Common Mouse-ear Hönsarv
Cerastium fontanum ; [RK, 111]

Foodplant for Coleophora striatipennella, Eulamprotes wilkella

C. f. fontanum

Pohjannurmihärkki Riparv
Cerastium fontanum ssp. scandicum Gartner
Cerastium caespitosum Gilib.; (nom. illeg.)
ssp. alpestre (Lindblom ex Fr.); Lindm.
Cerastium scandicum (Gartner); Kuzen
Cerastium fontanum fontanum ; [RK, 112]

C. f. vulgare (Hartm.) Greuter & Burdet

Piennarnurmihärkki Hönsarv
Cerastium fontanum triviale (Spenn.); Jalas
Cerastium caespitosum Gilib.; (nom. illeg.)
Cerastium holosteoides Fr.
Cerastium fontanum vulgare ; [RK, 112]

900x638 (~125Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki, 5.6.1999, Photo © Markku Savela Cerastium fontanum ssp. triviale det. Jens Schou

640x861 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, Virojoki, 5.6.1999, Photo © Markku Savela Cerastium fontanum ssp. triviale det. Jens Schou

C. f. vulgare var. vulgare (Hartm.)

Piennarnurmihärkki Hönsarv
incl. var. serpentinicola (Domin); Jalas
Cerastium fontanum vulgare var. vulgare ; [RK, 112]

C. f. vulgare var. kajanense (Kotilainen & Salmi) Jalas

Kainuunnurmihärkki Serpetinhönsarv
Cerastium fontanum vulgare var. kajanense ; [RK, 112]

484x625 (~47Kb) Finland, Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 3.7.2003 © Harri Arkkio	420x460 (~45Kb) Finland, Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 3.7.2003 © Harri Arkkio	783x1044 (~145Kb) Finland: Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio
1077x1005 (~165Kb) Finland: Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1190x913 (~129Kb) Finland: Paltamo, Tololanmäki, 4.7.2008, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

Sykeröhärkki Sticky Mouse-ear Mouse-ear Chickweed Sticky Chickweed Knipparv
Cerastium glomeratum ; [RK, 112]

Cerastium semidecandrum L.

Mäkihärkki Little Mouse-ear Vårarv
Cerastium semidecandrum ; [RK, 112]

Foodplant for Caryocolum alsinella, Scythris knochella?

Cerastium glutinosum Fr.

Tahmahärkki Klibbarv
Cerastium pumilum ssp. glutinosum (Fr.); Jalas
Cerastium pumilum ssp. pallens auct.

Cerastium lithospermifolium Fisch.

Cerastium lithospermifolium ; [Oleg Kosterin]

786x492 (~74Kb) An ancient moraine closing the cirque of the sources of the rivulet descending southward from the the Yuzhno-Chuiskii mountain range between the Chikty and Akbul Rivulet, 2600 m above sea level, the upper Dzhazator River basin, Kosh-Agach District, Altai Republic, West Siberia, Russia. 11th July 1998, Photo © Oleg Kosterin

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References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland; For the time being these pictures are only for this site. Other usage not allowed.

[Jens Schou]

Jens Christian Schou; http://home13.inet.tele.dk/jcs

[Oleg Kosterin]

Institue of Cytology & Genetics; Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences; Novosibirsk; e-mail: Oleg Kosterin; http://pisum.bionet.nsc.ru/kosterin/

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

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