Mouse-Ear Chickweed, Common mouse-ear
Cerastium fontanum
Summary 5
Pollen: Low
Nectar: Low
Cerastium fontanum, also called Mouse-ear chickweed, Common mouse-ear, or Starweed is a species of mat forming perennial, or rarely, annual plant. It is native to Europe but introduced elsewhere. Mouse-ear chickweed's identifying characteristics are tear-shaped leaves growing opposite one another in a star pattern, hairy leaves, and small white flowers. Mouse-ear chickweed typically grows to 4"-8" tall vertically and spreads horizontally along the ground via the formation of roots wherever the stem falls over and contacts...
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- (c) Peter O'Connor aka anemoneprojectors, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/anemoneprojectors/9163760223/
- (c) Public-Domain-Bild von Leo Michels., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerastium_holosteoides_h01.jpg
- (c) Rasbak, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerastium_fontanum_subsp._vulgare,_gewone_hoornbloem_zaad.jpg
- Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cerastium_holosteoides_i01.jpg
- Adapted by Megan W. from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerastium_fontanum
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