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Cerastium maximum

Cerastium maximum L.

Great Chickweed, Great Mouse-ear Chickweed

Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)

Synonym(s): Dichodon maximum

USDA Symbol: CEMA5

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 28 inches tall.
Flower: Almost 1 inch across.
Fruit: Distinguished by long, narrowly conic capsules with teeth that coil outward like a watch spring.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: AK
Canada: NT , YT
Native Habitat: Open woods, gravel bars, terraces by rivers.

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

Metadata

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

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