Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

GNRUnranked Found in 14 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
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Yukon TerritorySNANo
AlbertaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
New BrunswickSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
Northwest TerritoriesSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
LabradorSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
United StatesNNA
ProvinceRankNative
New MexicoSNANo
MarylandSNANo
KansasSNANo
MassachusettsSNANo
New YorkSNANo
UtahSNANo
IndianaSNANo
MinnesotaSNANo
NevadaSNANo
NebraskaSNANo
ColoradoSNANo
OregonSNANo
PennsylvaniaSNANo
North DakotaSNANo
West VirginiaSNANo
DelawareSNANo
WashingtonSNANo
OhioSNANo
OklahomaSNANo
IllinoisSNANo
FloridaSNANo
IowaSNANo
South CarolinaSNANo
AlaskaSNANo
District of ColumbiaSNANo
MissouriSNANo
MississippiSNANo
AlabamaSNANo
New JerseySNANo
MichiganSNANo
LouisianaSNANo
TexasSNANo
WisconsinSNANo
VirginiaSNANo
Rhode IslandSNANo
IdahoSNANo
CaliforniaSNANo
ArkansasSNANo
South DakotaSNANo
New HampshireSNANo
MaineSNANo
GeorgiaSNANo
ArizonaSNANo
WyomingSNANo
North CarolinaSNANo
MontanaSNANo
KentuckySNANo
ConnecticutSNANo
HawaiiSNANo
TennesseeSNANo
VermontSNANo
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (14)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel McgeeInyo National Forest8,770
Nevahbe RidgeInyo National Forest302
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo MontosoSanta Fe National Forest6,284
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.