Cerastium glomeratum Calflora

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Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

Large mouse ears, Mouseear chickweed, Sticky chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum is an annual herb that is not native to California.


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Genus:	Cerastium
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cerastium acutatum
PLANTS	Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum
PLANTS	Cerastium viscosum

Information about Cerastium glomeratum from other sources


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEGL2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).