Cerastium maximum
Great Chickweed, Great Mouse Ear Chickweed
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Cerastium maximum (commonly known as Great Chickweed or Great Mouse-Ear Chickweed) is a shrub within the Caryophyllaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Europe, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Magadan, Mongolia, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yukon