Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

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