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Cerastium strictum Linnaeus. Common name: American Field Chickweed, Prairie Chickweed. Phenology: May-Jun; Jun-Aug. Habitat: Prairies, pastures, other open, sandy or gravelly areas. Distribution: South to NJ, MD, VA, OH, IN, IL, MO, NM, and CA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = NE, NY; = Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum (L.) Ugbor. – FNA5, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Mo2, Pa; < Cerastium arvense L. – C, G, GrPl; < Cerastium arvense L. var. arvense – F

Links to other floras: = Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum - FNA5

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily : 8

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