Cerastium nutans Rafinesque var. nutans . Phenology: Apr-May. Habitat: Alluvial forests, bottomlands, moist forests. Distribution: NS west to NT, south to SC, GA, AZ, Mexico, and OR.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Can, FNA5, G, K4, NY, RAB, W; = Cerastium nutans Raf. ssp. nutans — Mo2, NE; > Cerastium longepedunculatum Willd. ex Britton — S, S13; < Cerastium nutans Raf. — C, F, GrPl, Il, Mi, NcTx, Pa, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, WV. Basionym: Cerastium nutans Raf. 1814
Links to other floras: = Cerastium nutans var. nutans - FNA5
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FAC
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Reclining to ascending annual of alluvial forests, bottomlands and other moist forests.
Stems: Stems weak, branching from the base, sticky-glandular.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile-clasping, lance-oblong to lance-shaped, 1/2-2 in. long, hairy.
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Flowers: Flowers on glandular-hairy stalks at tips of branches (nodding in bud), and at the base of each pair of inflorescence branches is a pair of leafy bracts. Flowers white, 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5 ascending-spreading petals that are notched at the tip; 5 slightly shorter, green sepals; 5-10 stamens and an ovary with 5 styles.
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Height: 4-16 in.
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description: Reclining to ascending annual of alluvial forests, bottomlands and other moist forests.
stems: Stems weak, branching from the base, sticky-glandular.
leaves: Leaves opposite, sessile-clasping, lance-oblong to lance-shaped, 1/2-2 in. long, hairy.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers on glandular-hairy stalks at tips of branches (nodding in bud), and at the base of each pair of inflorescence branches is a pair of leafy bracts. Flowers white, 1/4 in. wide, consisting of 5 ascending-spreading petals that are notched at the tip; 5 slightly shorter, green sepals; 5-10 stamens and an ovary with 5 styles.
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