Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
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)
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
NebraskaSNANo
AlaskaSNANo
IndianaSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
New YorkSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
UtahSNANo
MaineSNANo
IdahoSNANo
New JerseySNANo
ColoradoSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
DelawareSNANo
MissouriSNANo
IowaSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
MontanaSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
KansasSNANo
NevadaSNANo
New MexicoSNANo
WyomingSNANo
TexasSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MichiganSNANo
VermontSNANo
OhioSNANo
FloridaSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
MarylandSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
KentuckySNANo
OregonSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
MississippiSNANo
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
Yukon TerritorySNANo
ManitobaSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
OntarioSNANo
Northwest TerritoriesSNANo
LabradorSNANo
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.