PLANTS Profile for Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum (field chickweed)

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Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho
field chickweed

Symbol:

CEARV2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho

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Distribution:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (DE, IA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, PA, TN, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium, 5 subspecies in Cerastium arvense L. or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton. . Image Available.

Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum var. velutinum
field chickweed

Distribution of Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. villosum (Muhl. ex Darl.) Hollick & Britton. .

Cerastium arvense ssp. velutinum var. villosum
field chickweed

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Cerastium L. – mouse-ear chickweed
Species	Cerastium arvense L. – field chickweed
Subspecies	Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho – field chickweed

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
Cerastium arvense var. villosissimum [=CEARV4]
mouse-ear chickweed		Endangered
Tennessee:
Cerastium velutinum [=CEARV3]
velvety cerastium		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho

Cerastium arvense:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

UPL

FACU

FACU-

FACU

FACW

UPL

FACU

FAC

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 523826.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 06:06 PM CDT