Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

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