Calflora Taxon Report
Cerastium beeringianum  Cham. & Schltdl.  var. capillare  Fernald & Wiegand

(not an active name)
Mouse ear chickweed
Cerastium beeringianum var. capillare is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Cerastium beeringianum
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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Parent: Cerastium beeringianum
Genus: Cerastium
Family: Caryophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

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Alternate Names:
PLANTSCerastium beeringianum ssp. earlei
JEFCerastium beeringianum
Information about Cerastium beeringianum var. capillare from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.

USDA PLANTS Profile (CEBEE)

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