*Cerastium arvense Linnaeus. Field Chickweed. Hab: Disturbed areas. Dist: Native of Eurasia. Introduced at scattered locations in ne. North America, including MD and NJ (FNA).

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy: = NE, NY; = Cerastium arvense L. ssp. arvense – FNA5, K1, K3, K4, Mi, Pa; < Cerastium arvense L. – C, G, GrPl; > Cerastium arvense L. var. arvense – F, Tat; > Cerastium arvense L. var. viscidulum Gremli – F

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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