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Caryophyllaceae
Cerastium

not marked as a favorite taxon *Cerastium brachypetalum Desportes. Common name: Gray Mouse-ear. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. The reports of C. tetrandrum for e. VA in Fernald (1950) and Gleason & Cronquist (1952) are actually this species.

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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; > Cerastium tetrandrum Curtis — F, G; >< Cerastium tetrandrum Curtis, misidentified; Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. Basionym: Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. 1805

Links to other floras: = Cerastium brachypetalum - FNA5

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