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Cerastium arvense

L.

Field Chickweed

G5Secure Found in 81 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.961026
Element CodePDCAR06120
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
GenusCerastium
Other Common Names
Céraiste des champs (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
This record represents Cerastium arvense in the narrow sense, not including C. arvense ssp. maximum (= C. viride) and C. arvense ssp. velutinum (= C. velutinum) following FNA (vol. 5, 2005). FNA (vol. 5, 2005) narrows the concept of Cerastium arvense by elevating C. arvense ssp. maximum (= C. viride) and C. arvense ssp. velutinum (= C. velutinum) to full species. FNA (vol. 5, 2005) 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 Date2016-03-20
Change Date2016-03-20
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
AlbertaSNRYes
LabradorS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
NevadaSNRYes
AlaskaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OregonSNRYes
WyomingS5Yes
ColoradoSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (81)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Barbershop CanyonCoconino National Forest1,311
East Clear CreekCoconino National Forest1,613
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
PacksaddleSix Rivers National Forest3,862
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
Comanche Peak Adjacent AreaArapaho & Roosevelt NFs44,158
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
PalisadesCaribou-Targhee National Forest122,002
Montana (20)
AreaForestAcres
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Cattle GulchBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest19,390
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Fishtail SaddlebackCuster National Forest16,359
Freezeout MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest97,305
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Mt. Gmt Area HCuster National Forest1,335
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
SapphireBitterroot National Forest43,303
Silver KingLolo National Forest12,816
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
New Mexico (7)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
GallinasSanta Fe National Forest13,208
Guaje CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,104
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
North Dakota (2)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy MountainDakota Prairie Grasslands9,756
VenloDakota Prairie Grasslands5,317
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
Snake RiverWallowa-Whitman National Forest31,229
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Washington (12)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Wyoming (19)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
French CreekMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest5,928
Grommund CreekBighorn National Forest12,089
Laramie PeakMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest28,608
Leigh CreekBighorn National Forest19,180
Libby FlatsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest11,107
Little GooseBighorn National Forest25,558
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
Munger MountainBridger-Teton National Forest12,827
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
PalisadesTarghee National Forest1,121
ReefShoshone National Forest16,817
Rock CreekBighorn National Forest48,657
Snowy RangeMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest29,660
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Wilderness Study AreaTarghee National Forest51,961
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.