Cerastium cerastoides (Linnaeus) Britton

Cerastium cerastoides (Linnaeus) Britton is an accepted species name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2005.

Vernacular names

• céraiste à trois styles Meades et al., 2000
• céraiste faux-céraiste Meades et al., 2000

• starwort chickweed Meades et al., 2000
• mountain chickweed USDA NRCS, 2009+
• starwort mouse-ear chickweed FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Synonyms

• Arenaria trigyna (Villars) Shinners FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Cerastium lapponicum Crantz FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Cerastium trigynum Villars FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Dichodon cerastoides (Linnaeus) Reichenbach FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Provancheria cerastoides (Linnaeus) B. Boivin FNA Ed. Comm., 2005
• Stellaria cerastoides Linnaeus FNA Ed. Comm., 2005

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Caryophyllanae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae
Tribe	Alsineae
Genus	Cerastium
Species	Cerastium cerastoides

Habit

Herb