Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cerastium glomeratum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Check out EDDMapS.org to see where this has been reported.
Read more about Sticky Mouse-ear at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cerastium glomeratum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Cerastium glomeratum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-08-003:
Cerastium glomeratum FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cerastium viscosum
COMMON NAME:
Sticky Mouse-ear, Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cevi3_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm120318_571
March Pickens County SC
A tufted plant with many viscid-hairy stems up to 1' tall, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm120318_571b
March Pickens County SC
Sepals green, apex very acute, usually w glandular hairs & long white hairs, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120318_581
March Pickens County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120318_581b
March Pickens County SC
Leaves covered with spreading, white, long hairs, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm120318_581c
March Pickens County SC
Petals oblanceolate, 3-5 mm, rarely absent, apex deeply bifid, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160331_229
March Greenville County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm210309_8952
March Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cerastium glomeratum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cerastium glomeratum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Cerastium glomeratum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-08-003:
Cerastium glomeratum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cerastium viscosum
302
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Fields, disturbed areas, lawns, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring
Yellow
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p129
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p009
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p149
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p040
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p077
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