*Cerastium fontanum Baumgartner ssp. vulgare (Hartman) Greuter & Burdet. Common Mouse-ear. Phen: Mar-Jun. Hab: Fields, disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Europe.
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy: = Ar, Fl4, FNA5, K1, K3, K4, Mo2, NcTx, NE, NY, Tn, Va, WH3; = Cerastium holosteoides Fr. var. vulgare (Hartm.) Hyl. – RAB; = Cerastium vulgatum L. – C, GrPl, S, S13, Tat; < Cerastium fontanum Baumgartner – Il, Mi; ? Cerastium fontanum Baumgartner ssp. triviale (Link) Jalas – Pa, Rabeler, & Thieret (1988), Scheen et al (2004); > Cerastium vulgatum L. var. hirsutum Fr. – G; > Cerastium vulgatum L. var. holosteoides (Fr.) Wahlenb. – F, G, Tx; > Cerastium vulgatum L. var. vulgatum – F, G, Tx
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ?: 8
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