Mouse-eared chickweed

Cerastium nutans

Summary 3

This plant is a winter or spring annual that becomes 4-16" tall, usually forming a tuft of leafy stems that are ascending to sprawling. These stems are branched at the base near the crown of the plant; otherwise they are unbranched. Pairs of opposite leaves occur along the stems (typically at intervals of 1-2½"). These leaves are ¾-2" long, 5-9 mm. across, and elliptic, oblong-lanceolate, or oblong-oblanceolate in shape. The leaf margins are smooth (entire) and slightly ciliate. The leaf surfaces are medium green and either sparsely short-pubescent or hairless. Each leaf has a prominent central vein.
(Source: Illinois Wildflowers)

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More Info

iNat Map

Type wildflower
Source Heineke
Flower color white
Establishment native
Blooms (03) March, (04) April, (05) May, (06) June