Cerastium arvense Calflora

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Taxon Report

Cerastium arvense L.

Field chickweed, Meadow chickweed

Cerastium arvense is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~290 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. strictum
Genus:	Cerastium
Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: streambanks

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Information about Cerastium arvense from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CEAR4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide 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: 03/28/2025).