PLANTS Profile for Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum var. villosum (field chickweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton
field chickweed

Symbol:

CEARV4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

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Synonyms:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

	CEARV6	Cerastium arvense L. var. villosissimum Pennell
	CEVI6	Cerastium villosum Muhl. ex Darl.

Distribution:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton


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USA (PA)

Related Taxa:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium, 5 subspecies in Cerastium arvense L.

Classification:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Cerastium L. – mouse-ear chickweed
Species	Cerastium arvense L. – field chickweed
Subspecies	Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho – field chickweed
Variety	Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton – field chickweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
Cerastium arvense var. villosissimum
mouse-ear chickweed		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

Cerastium arvense:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

UPL

FACU

FACU-

FACU

FACW

UPL

FACU

FAC

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton

View species account from The Center for Plant Conservation.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531589.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 04:36 PM MDT