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Cerastium cerastoides
Cerastium cerastoides (L.) Britton
Mountain Chickweed, Mountain Mouse-ear Chickweed, Starwort Mouse-ear Chickweed
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Synonym(s): Arenaria trigynum, Cerastium lapponicum, Cerastium trigynum, Dichodon cerastioides, Dichodon cerastoides, Provencheria cerastoides, Stellaria cerastioides, Stellaria cerastoides
USDA Symbol: CECE
USDA Native Status: CAN (N), GL (N)
Unlike most other members of this genus, normally has only three styles and a straight, six-toothed capsule, rather than a curved capsule.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 4 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: WhiteBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
Canada: NL , NU , QCNative Habitat: Wet, arctic areas, alpine rills, alpine and arctic snowbeds.
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 cerastoides in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Cerastium cerastoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cerastium cerastoides
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-10-28Research By: CBR