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Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) |
Color Photograph: © by and courtesy of Jean Tosti, GNU Free Documentation License
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Cerastium fontanum Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed is very similar to Mouse-ear Chickweed. The flower stalks of Mouse-ear Chickweed are long, about 2 to 4 times longer than the sepals. The species is a perennial and spreads from prostrate stems on the ground. Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) Alien: Native of Europe. Identification: Flowers small, white with 5 petals. Petals notched about one-third of their apical length. Sepals slightly longer or slightly shorter than petals. Flower stalk short, about as long as the length of the sepals. Stems hairy and sticky. Leaves hairy, ovate, with smooth outer margins, and sessile to the stem. Plant an annual without spreading prostrate stems on the ground. Plant 6 to 18 inches in height. Distribution: Most of North America except for the Rocky Mountain states and northern New England. Habitat: Mouse-ear Chickweed in a weed found in a variety of disturbed habitats including lawns, fields, and roadsides. Flowering period: March to July. Comments: This species has been known by the scientific name Cerastium viscosum in the past. |
Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed
Similar Species: Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum)
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