Cerastium fontanum

Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed

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