Common Mouse-eared Chickweed Cerastium fontanum Baumgarten subsp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & BurdetNon-native    Synonyms: Cerastium holosteoides, Cerastium vulgatum, Mouse-ear Chickweed.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Caryophyllales   >   Family Caryophyllaceae   >   Genus Cerastium   

Description:

Perennial habit, short-lived. Matted at base and rooting at the nodes (Flora of Virginia). Pedicels typically longer than sepals and longer than in very similar Sticky Chickweed.

There are 85 records in the project database.

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Common Mouse-eared Chickweed in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/19/2016). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Common Mouse-eared Chickweed in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/21/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Common Mouse-eared Chickweed in Howard Co., Maryland (4/19/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

A Common Mouse-eared Chickweed in Charles Co., Maryland (5/9/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Common Mouse-eared Chickweed in Kent Co., Maryland (4/3/2016). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Common Mouse-eared Chickweed blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/21/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Common Mouse-eared Chickweed growing in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/2/2016). Photo by Nancy Martin. (MBP list)

Common Mouse-eared Chickweed in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)


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