Cerastium theophrasti Merxm. & Strid
Synonymy
Taxon info
Cerastium theophrasti is a local endemic, confined to crevices of limestone cliffs in the summit area of Mt Olimbos (2600–2900 m). The type specimen was collected on an excursion with “Theophrastos”, a club for botany students at the University of Copenhagen, and the specific epithet alludes to the latter as well as the father of scientific botany (Theophrastos of Eressos, 372–287 B.C.E.). Cerastium theophrasti is a diploid species related to the widespread, polyploid, arctic-alpine C. alpinum complex.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 332 [Plate 8.3]
