*Cerastium brachypetalum Desportes. Gray Mouse-ear. Phen: Apr-Jun. Hab: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe. The reports of C. tetrandrum for e. VA in Fernald (1950) and Gleason & Cronquist (1952) are actually this species.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy: = C, Fl4, FNA5, GrPl, Il, K4, Mo2, NcTx, RAB, Tn, Va, W, WH3; > Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. – F, G; > Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. ssp. brachypetalum – K1; > Cerastium tetrandrum Curtis – F, G; >< Cerastium tetrandrum Curtis, misidentified
Heliophily ?: 8
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