Table 1. Comparisons of Cerastium huadingense, C. qingliangfengicum, C. jiuhuashanense and C. wilsonii. TraitsCerastium huadingenseC. qingliangfengicumC. jiuhuashanenseC. wilsoniiLeafPetiolesessile on sterile stems5-9 mm longbasal leaves: 4-5 mm long; upper ones: sessilebasal leaves: 3-6 mm long; upper ones: sessileIndumentumsparsely pubescent on both surfacesdensely pubescent on both surfacessparsely pubescent on both surfacessparsely pubescent on both surfacesFlowerSepal5-6 mm long6-8 mm long5-7 mm longca. 6 mm longPetal6-7 mm long, slightly longer than sepals, 2-lobed for ± 1/4 of length10-12 mm long, ca. twice as long as sepals, 2-lobed for ± 1/2 of length10-12 mm long, ca. twice as long as sepals, 2-lobed for ± 1/2 of lengthca. 12 mm long, ca. twice as long as sepals, 2-lobed for ± 1/2 of lengthFilamentglabrousglabrousvillous on lower partglabrousSeed shapesubtriangular-globosesubtriangular-globosesubtriangular-globosecompressed globose

Published as part of Lu, Yi-Fei, Xu, Yue-Liang, Xie, Wen-Yuan, Zhang, Hong-Wei, Zheng, Zi-Hong, Cai, Xin & Jin, Xiao-Feng, 2021, Two new species and a new combination from Zhejiang, East China, pp. 111 in PhytoKeys 184 on page 111, DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.184.73327