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Cerastium bialynickii

Cerastium bialynickii Tolm.

Bialynick's Mouse-ear Chickweed, Mouse-ear Chickweed

Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Synonym(s): Cerastium arcticum var. sordidum

USDA Symbol: CEBI7

USDA Native Status: CAN (N), GL (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Sepals usually purplish, petals white.

Distribution

Canada: NT , NU
Native Habitat: Tundra, rocky exposures, screes, nunataks in the high arctic.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Cerastium bialynickii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Cerastium bialynickii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cerastium bialynickii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-10-28
Research By: CBR

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