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Plant Index

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Cerastium glomeratum

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

sticky chickweed, sticky mouse-ear

Synonym(s): Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium viscosum

Image ID: 13535
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CEGL2
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cerastium glomeratum
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-11-28

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CERAS
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Cerastium
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Mouse-ear chickweed
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 100 species, herbs, especially north temperate but nearly cosmopolitan.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Morton in FNA (2005); Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Rabeler & Thieret (1988); Scheen et al. (2004). Key based in part on FNA.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: CARYOP
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Caryophyllaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Pink Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 86 genera and 2200-3000 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan, but mostly Northern Hemisphere.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Rabeler & Hartman in FNA (2005); Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Semi-erect to sprawling annual of fields, roadsides and other disturbed habitats. Native of Europe.
STEMS: Stems tufted, branching basally, light green to dark purple, covered with white, mostly gland-tipped hairs.
LEAVES: Leaves opposite, sessile-clasping, broadly oval to elliptic or lance-shaped, to 1 in. long, covered with long, white hairs on both surfaces.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers in compact clusters at tips of branches, white, about 1/4 in. wide, with 5 deeply notched petals; 5 hairy, green, pointed sepals; 10 white stamens and a pistil with 5 styles.
FRUITS: Fruit a cylindrical capsule.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 2-18 in.

DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Opposite
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Mar-May

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BLOOM COLOR: White

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed
NATIVE RANGE:

HORTICULTURAL
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Cultural Notes:

SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
4053	1992-0209			View
5286	1995-0407			View
5548	1995-0671			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
6381	4053	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7742	5286	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8062	5548	204	NCBG staff	1993-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CEGL2
USDA Common Name: Sticky Chickweed
Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NF, NS, ON, QC, YT)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FACU	UPL	UPL		UPL	FACU	UPL	FACU	FACU	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cerastium glomeratum
COMMON NAME: Sticky Mouse-ear
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, Il, K, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WH3; = C. viscosum Linnaeus - C, F, G, S, an ambiguous name, of uncertain application]
PHENOLOGY: Mar-May.
HABITAT: Fields, disturbed areas; native of Europe.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Cerastium glomeratum.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Caryophyllaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Pink Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 86 genera and 2200-3000 species, herbs, shrubs, and trees, nearly cosmopolitan, but mostly Northern Hemisphere.
REFERENCE: Rabeler & Hartman in FNA (2005); Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Cerastium L. (Mouse-ear chickweed)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 100 species, herbs, especially north temperate but nearly cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Morton in FNA (2005); Bittrich in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993); Rabeler & Thieret (1988); Scheen et al. (2004). Key based in part on FNA.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Cerastium glomeratum in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Cerastium glomeratum in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Cerastium glomeratum in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Cerastium glomeratum in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Cerastium glomeratum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Cerastium glomeratum

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 13535 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 13536 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)