Contains 13 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Caryophyllales
Cerastium
Citation
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TYPE: Cerastium arvense Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 47. 1913.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerastium arvense subsp. strictum | Small field chickweed | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium brachypetalum | Gray mouse-ear chickweed | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium brachypodum | Short-pedicelled chickweed | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium dubium | Doubtful mouse-ear chickweed | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium fontanum | Common mouse-ear chickweed | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare | Common mouse-ear chickweed | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium glomeratum | Clammy chickweed | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium nutans | Nodding chickweed | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium nutans var. nutans | Nodding chickweed | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium pumilum | Curtis's mouse-ear chickweed | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium semidecandrum | Small mouse-ear chickweed; Five-stemmed mouse-eared sedge | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Cerastium tomentosum | Snow in summer | Not Native | ||
| Cerastium velutinum var. velutinum | Field-mouse-ear chickweed | Native |
Identification Key
No identification key is available for this family.
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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| No synonyms found. | |||