Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

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