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Cerastium fontanum  Baumg.  ssp. vulgare  (Hartm.) Greuter & Burdet
Big chickweed,   Common chickweed,   Mouseear chickweed
Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
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Parent: Cerastium fontanum
Genus: Cerastium
Family: Caryophyllaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: meadows, disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCerastium adsurgens
PLANTSCerastium fontanum ssp. holosteoides
JEF + PLANTSCerastium fontanum ssp. triviale
PLANTSCerastium holosteoides var. vulgare
PLANTSCerastium holosteoides
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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/23/2025).