Cerastium fontanum
Common Chickweed, Common Mouse Ear
Other regional names: Common Mouse Ear Chickweed
- Common Mouse Ear Chickweed
Also known as: Cerastium holosteoides f. glandulosum Möschl +2 more
- Cerastium holosteoides f. glandulosum Möschl
- Cerastium lucorum (Schur) Muschl.
- Cerastium triviale subsp. alpinum Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Caryophyllaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a biennial or subshrub.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Europe, and North America, Cerastium fontanum (commonly known as Common Chickweed or Common Mouse-ear) is a biennial or shrub belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Biennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Baltic States, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Norway, Ogasawara-shoto, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tibet, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Falkland Is., Macquarie Is.
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms