common mouse-ear chickweed
(Cerastium fontanum)
This species is Introduced in the United States
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Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.
Invasive Listing Sources
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder: Caryophyllanae |
| Order: Caryophyllales |
| Family: Caryophyllaceae |
| Subfamily: Alsinoideae |
| Tribe: Alsineae |
| Genus: Cerastium |
| Cerastium fontanum |
References
Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.