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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-08-001:
Cerastium holosteoides var. vulgare
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cerastium vulgatum
COMMON NAME:
Mouse-ear Chickweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cevu_001_lvd
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_fontanum_vulgare_1
April Catawba County NC
Matted at the base and rooting at the nodes, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_fontanum_vulgare_2
April Catawba County NC
The stem is hairy and sticky and the sessile leaves oblong, usually under 1", per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_c_fontanum_vulgare_3
May Catawba County NC
Flowers 1/4" wide, the petals cleft and about equaling the sepals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.