Calflora
Taxon  Report   1869    
Cerastium arvense  L.
Field chickweed,   Meadow chickweed
Cerastium arvense, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

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Family: Caryophyllaceae  
Genus: Cerastium
Subspecies and Varieties:

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
More information about  Cerastium arvense

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/23/2022).