Cerastium beeringianum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cerastium beeringianum Cham. & Schltdl.

Bering chickweed

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Cerastium beeringianum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~59 records in California Plant Characteristics

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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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


ICPN	Cerastium alpinum
JEF	Cerastium beeringianum ssp. earlei
JEF	Cerastium beeringianum var. capillare

Information about Cerastium beeringianum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEBE2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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: 05/14/2025).