Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.134905
Element CodePDCAR060F0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusCerastium
Other Common Names
Céraiste des fontaines (FR) common mouse-ear chickweed (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
"Cerastium fontanum is a highly variable and complex species. It often has been reported as C. vulgatum Linnaeus, an ambiguous name" (FNA vol. 5, 2005).
Conservation Status
Change Date1994-03-22
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
OntarioSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
LabradorSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Northwest TerritoriesSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New JerseySNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
MontanaSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
KentuckySNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
FloridaSNANo
New YorkSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
DelawareSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
MarylandSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
MissouriSNANo
TexasSNANo
UtahSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
VermontSNANo
MichiganSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
MississippiSNANo
IowaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
MaineSNANo
AlaskaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
IndianaSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
KansasSNANo
IdahoSNANo
NevadaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
OhioSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
OregonSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
North Carolina (5)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2005. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 5. Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae: Caryophyllales, Polygonales, and Plumbaginales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. vii + 656 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.