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Cerastium tomentosum L.
snow in summer
Symbol: CETO2
Group: Dicot
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Introduced

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About snow in summer

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State Distributional Map for CETO2
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Plant Distribution by State

Cerastium tomentosum L.

CETO2

See county distributions for the following states by clicking on them below or on the map.

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Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Nebraska
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin

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Maine distribution information Michigan distribution information Wisconsin distribution information linked offsite at University of Wisconsin Madison
Related Taxa:
Cerastium tomentosum L.

View 40 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 24 species in Cerastium

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Classification:
Cerastium tomentosum 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 tomentosum L. – snow in summer

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Introduced Information:
Cerastium tomentosum L.
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.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Cerastium tomentosum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 19966.
View species account from The Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View species account or photographs from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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