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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

Canada: NL , NU , QC
Native 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 Plants
FNA: Find Cerastium cerastoides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cerastium cerastoides

Metadata

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

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