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Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cerastium arvense Linnaeus. Common name: Field Chickweed. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. Introduced at scattered locations in ne. North America, including MD and NJ (FNA).

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Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = NE, NY; = Cerastium arvense L. ssp. arvense — Can, FNA5, K4, Mi, Pa; < Cerastium arvense L. — C, G, GrPl; > Cerastium arvense L. var. arvense — F, Tat; > Cerastium arvense L. var. viscidulum Gremli — F. Basionym: Cerastium arvense L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Cerastium arvense ssp. arvense - 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 ⓘ: 9

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image #1 of Cerastium arvense© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #4 of Cerastium arvense© Svetlana Nesterova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Svetlana Nesterova source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
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image #6 of Cerastium arvense© ramazan_murtazaliev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ramazan_murtazaliev source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Cerastium arvense© ramazan_murtazaliev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by ramazan_murtazaliev source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Cerastium arvense© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Cerastium arvense© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Cerastium arvense© Michael John Oldham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael John Oldham source CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷

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