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Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
big chickweed
Symbol: CEFOV2
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Biennial
Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 2: 48. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Guidelines.

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Plant Synonyms:
 

CEAD

Cerastium adsurgens Greene

 

CEFOH

Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. holosteoides auct. non (Fries) Salman, van Ommering & de Voogd

 

CEFOT

Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. triviale (Link) Jalas

 

CEHO

Cerastium holosteoides auct. non Fries

 

CEHOV

Cerastium holosteoides Fries var. vulgare (Hartman) Hyl.

 

CETR10

Cerastium triviale Link

 

CEVU

Cerastium vulgatum L. 1762, non 1755

 

CEVUH

Cerastium vulgatum L. var. hirsutum Fries

 

CEVUH2

Cerastium vulgatum L. var. holosteoides auct. non (Fries) Wahlenb.

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State Distributional Map for CEFOV2
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Plant Distribution by State


Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

CEFOV2

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Related Taxa:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 24 species in Cerastium, 1 subspecies in Cerastium fontanum

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Classification:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

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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. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet – big chickweed

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Invasive Information:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
    Cerastium fontanum Baumg.
        mouse-ear chickweed
    Cerastium vulgatum L. 1762, non 1755
        mouseear chickweed
        big chickweed
The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above are considered invasive by 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 invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants 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.
 
N'EAST   Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York. 397pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

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Introduced Information:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

List of Invasive PlantsScientific Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
List of Invasive PlantsCommon Name = A| B| C| D| E| F| G| H| I| J| K| L| M| N| O| P| Q| R| S| T| U| V| W| X| Y| Z| all
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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet
CEVU: Cerastium vulgatum L. 1762, non 1755
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
FACU-,FAC- FACU- FAC- FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU NI NO FACU

      *for this plant and/or its synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 523831.
View photographs from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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Related Web Sites:
Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet

    OH-Perennial & Biennial Weed Guide (100+)

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