Cerastium brachypodum (Engelmann ex A. Gray) B.L. Robinson. Phen: Apr-May. Hab: Disturbed areas, roadsides, fields, lawns. Dist: IL west to AB and OR, south to NC, nc. GA (Jones & Coile 1988), and AZ. This taxon is perhaps only introduced in the eastern parts of our region from farther west.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, F, FNA5, GrPl, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo2, NcTx, S, S13, Tn, Tx; = Cerastium nutans Raf. var. brachypodum Engelm. ex A.Gray – G, RAB, W; < Cerastium nutans Raf. – C
Links to other floras: = Cerastium brachypodum - FNA5
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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