Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Caryophyllales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cerastium semidecandrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
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Read more about Little Mouse-ear Chickweed at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cerastium semidecandrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5 (2005)
Cerastium semidecandrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-08-002:
Cerastium semidecandrum FAMILY Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cerastium semidecandrum
COMMON NAME:
Little Mouse-ear Chickweed, Fivestamen Chickweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cese4_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_c_semidecandrum2
March Lee County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_c_semidecandrum3
April Lee County NC
Inconspicuous and easily overlooked, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_c_semidecandrum3b
April Lee County NC
Similar to C. glomeratum, but smaller and with less-congested inflorescences, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Cerastium semidecandrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Cerastium semidecandrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 5
Cerastium semidecandrum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 071-08-002:
Cerastium semidecandrum
FAMILY
Caryophyllaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cerastium semidecandrum
2667
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5 sepals
5 petals
5 or 10 stamens
Superior ovary
Usually bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Yellow
Capsule
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