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 (Linnaeus) Gaudin — Can, FNA5, Il, K4, Mi, Mo2, Pa; < Cerastium arvense L. — C, G, GrPl; < Cerastium arvense L. var. arvense — F. Basionym: Cerastium strictum L. 1753
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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