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Cerastium velutinum

Raf.

Field Chickweed

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160641
Element CodePDCAR06059
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusCerastium
Synonyms
Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum(Raf.) Ugborogho
Other Common Names
Céraiste velouté (FR) field chickweed (EN) Large Field 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
FNA (vol. 5, 2005) elevates Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum to full species level as C. velutinum. FNA (vol. 5, 2005) also transfers C. arvense ssp. velutinum var. velutinum to C. velutinum var. velutinum, and C. arvense ssp. velutinum var. villosum to C. velutinum var. villosissimum.
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-03-07
Change Date1994-03-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MichiganSXYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
CanadaN1
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS1Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
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.