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Cerastium arvense L.
field chickweed

       
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Photo of Cerastium arvense L.
Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Cerastium arvense L.

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Distribution:
Cerastium arvense L.

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USA (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Cerastium arvense L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. arvense. .
Cerastium arvense ssp. arvense
field chickweed
Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. fuegianum (Hook. f.) Ugborogho. .
Cerastium arvense ssp. fuegianum
field chickweed
Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. maximum (Hollick & Britton) Ugborogho. .
Cerastium arvense ssp. maximum
field chickweed
Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum (L.) Ugborogho. . Image Available.
Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum
field chickweed
Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho. .
Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum
field chickweed
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Cerastium arvense L.

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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
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cerastium arvense L.

The related entities and 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 [=CEARV4]
mouse-ear chickweed              Endangered
Tennessee:
Cerastium velutinum [=CEARV3]
velvety cerastium              Endangered
 

Introduced Information:
Cerastium arvense L.

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Cerastium arvense L.

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 FACU NO FACW UPL FACU FAC UPL NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Cerastium arvense L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19947.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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