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Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

       
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Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

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Distribution:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

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DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium, 2 subspecies in Cerastium fontanum Baumg.
 

Classification:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

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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 fontanum Baumg. – common mouse-ear chickweed
Subspecies Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

Cerastium fontanum
mouse-ear chickweed

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. fontanum

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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