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Cerastium fontanum

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Synonyms
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Details Top

Internal ID UUID6440104a5f24f639717739
Scientific name Cerastium fontanum
Authority Baumg.
First published in Enum. Stirp. Transsilv. 1: 425 (1816)

Description Top

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Cerastium fontanum, also known as mouse-ear chickweed, is a low-growing perennial or annual plant with tear-shaped leaves that grow in a star pattern. It is native to Europe but has been introduced to other regions. The plant has small white flowers and spreads horizontally along the ground through root formation. It is commonly found in grasslands and along roadsides and is widespread throughout Great Britain and Ireland. The plant's name is derived from the Greek word for 'horned' and the Latin word for 'of fountains', referencing its fruit capsule shape and preferred habitat.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Cerastium caespitosum subsp. fontanum (Baumg.) Schinz & R.Keller Fl. Schweiz ed. 2, 1: 181 1905
Cerastium fontanum subsp. alpestre (Hegetschw.) Janch.
Cerastium fontanum subsp. alpicum Gartner Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 113: 72 1939
Cerastium fontanum subsp. alpinum (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Janch.
Cerastium fontanum subsp. appenninum Gartner Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 113: 76 1939
Cerastium fontanum subsp. macrocarpum Jalas Arch. Soc. Zool. Bot. Fenn. "Vanamo" 18: 62 1963
Cerastium fontanum subsp. scandicum Gartner Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 113: 68 (1939)
Cerastium fontanum subsp. turcicum Gartner Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 113: 75 1939
Cerastium longirostre Wichura Jahresber. Schles. Ges. Vaterl. Cult. 1854: 75 (1854)
Cerastium macrocarpum Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 120. 1866 [Apr-Jun 1866]
Cerastium scandicum (Gartner) Kuzeneva Fl. Murmansk. Obl. 3: 207 (1956)
Cerastium scandicum subsp. alpinum Gartner
Cerastium vulgatum var. alpestre Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 7: 133 (1858)
Cerastium vulgatum subsp. alpinum (Mert. & W.D.J.Koch) Hartm. Handb. Skand. Fl. , ed. 5: 133 (1849)
Cerastium vulgatum subsp. fontanum (Baumg.) Simonk.
Cerastium macrocarpum subsp. lucorum H.Gartner

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Language Common/alternative name
English common mouse-ear chickweed
English common mouse-ear
English starweed
English mouse-ear chickweed
Spanish stellaria viscosa
Spanish alsine trivialis
Spanish dichodon viscidum
Belarusian ясколка звычайная
Czech rožec prameništní
Welsh clust-y-llygoden gulddail
Danish almindelig hønsetarm
German gemeines hornkraut
Estonian harilik kadakkaer
Finnish nurmihärkki
French ceraiste commun
French céraiste commun
French céraiste vulgaire
Irish cluas luchóige choiteann
Manx cleaysh lughagh
Icelandic vegarfi
Norwegian Bokmål vanlig arve
Dutch gewone hoornbloem
Dutch gewone en glanzige hoornbloem
Polish rogownica źródlana
Slovak rožec prameniskový
Swedish hönsarv
Chinese 泉卷耳
Chinese 喜泉卷耳

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Name Authority First published in
Cerastium fontanum subsp. grandiflorum (Hamilt. ex D.Don) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 52: 353 (1977)
Cerastium fontanum subsp. lucorum (Schur) Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 15: 340 1969 publ. 1970
Cerastium fontanum subsp. membranaceum (Edgew. & Hook.f.) M.Sharma Geobios, New Rep. 5: 159 (1986)
Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare (Hartm.) Greuter & Burdet Willdenowia 12: 37 (1982)

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Cerastium fontanum var. angustifolium (Franch.) H.Hara J. Jap. Bot. 52: 258 (1977)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Antarctica
    • Subantarctic Islands
      • Falkland Islands
      • Macquarie Island
  • Asia-temperate
    • China
      • Tibet
    • Eastern Asia
      • Japan
      • Korea
      • Nansei-shoto
      • Ogasawara-Shoto
      • Taiwan
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • Nepal
      • West Himalaya
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Germany
      • Poland
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Finland
      • Føroyar
      • Great Britain
      • Iceland
      • Norway
      • Sweden
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Bulgaria
      • Italy
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000595550
Canadensys 4266
USDA Plants CEFO2
Tropicos 6300053
INPN 90008
Flora of Italy 696
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:152255-1
The Plant List kew-2710319
Open Tree Of Life 625399
Observations.org 125626
NCBI Taxonomy 230722
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000003022
Nature Serve 2.134905
IPNI 152255-1
iNaturalist 53307
GBIF 3085458
Freebase /m/051vyx2
WisFlora 3077
EPPO CERFO
EOL 588530
Elurikkus 3577
Calflora (Californian flora) 9062
USDA GRIN 417490
Wikipedia Cerastium_fontanum

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

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Exploring the complex pre-adaptations of invasive plants to anthropogenic disturbance: a call for integration of archaeobotanical approaches Bellini G, Schrieber K, Kirleis W, Erfmeier A Front Plant Sci 15-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10978757
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1307364
PMID:38559769
Fostering in situ conservation of wild relatives of forage crops Kägi C, Petitpierre B, Meyer P, Lötscher Y, Eggenberg S, Aubry S Front Plant Sci 30-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10643147
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1287430
PMID:38023832
The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.) Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ PLoS One 04-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10602594
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:37792900
Rust Fungi on Medicinal Plants in Guizhou Province with Descriptions of Three New Species Wu Q, He M, Liu T, Hu H, Liu L, Zhao P, Li Q J Fungi (Basel) 21-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10532644
doi:10.3390/jof9090953
PMID:37755061
Companion Plants of Tea: From Ancient to Terrace to Forest Wu H, Long X, Geng Y Plants (Basel) 25-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10490072
doi:10.3390/plants12173061
PMID:37687308
Can the soil seed bank of Rumex obtusifolius in productive grasslands be explained by management and soil properties? Suter M, Klötzli J, Beaumont D, Kolmanič A, Leskovšek R, Schaffner U, Storkey J, Lüscher A PLoS One 02-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10237634
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0286760
PMID:37267389
Diversity and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by Shui people in Southwest China Liu S, Zhang B, Lei Q, Zhou J, Ali M, Long C J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 30-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10230803
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00594-4
PMID:37254191
Identification of the Plant Family Caryophyllaceae in Korea Using DNA Barcoding Jin DP, Sim S, Park JW, Choi JE, Yoon J, Lim CE, Kim MH Plants (Basel) 22-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10222892
doi:10.3390/plants12102060
PMID:37653977
A repeatable scoring system for assessing Smartphone applications ability to identify herbaceous plants Campbell N, Peacock J, Bacon KL PLoS One 05-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10075466
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0283386
PMID:37018219
Features of Natural Succession of Ex-Arable Forest Steppe Grassland (from Western Romania) under the Influence of Climate Sărățeanu V, Cotuna O, Paraschivu M, Cojocariu LL, Horablaga NM, Rechițean D, Mircov VD, Sălceanu C, Urlică AA, Copăcean L Plants (Basel) 07-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10059065
doi:10.3390/plants12061204
PMID:36986892
Can vegetation be discretely classified in species‐poor environments? Testing plant community concepts for vegetation monitoring on sub‐Antarctic Marion Island van der Merwe S, Greve M, Skowno AL, Hoffman MT, Cramer MD Ecol Evol 03-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9811060
doi:10.1002/ece3.9681
PMID:36620413
Relationships between sheep nematode infection, nutrition, and grazing behavior on improved and semi-natural pastures Yoshihara Y, Saiga C, Tamura T, Kinugasa T Vet Anim Sci 05-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9764242
doi:10.1016/j.vas.2022.100278
PMID:36561431
Phytogeographic Characteristics of Montane Coniferous Forests of the Central Balkan Peninsula (SE Europe) Ilić T, Kuzmanović N, Vukojičić S, Lakušić D Plants (Basel) 22-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9741231
doi:10.3390/plants11233194
PMID:36501234
Selection against early flowering in geothermally heated soils is associated with pollen but not prey availability in a carnivorous plant Valdés A, Helmutsdóttir VF, Marteinsdottir B, Ehrlén J Am J Bot 04-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9826420
doi:10.1002/ajb2.16047
PMID:35971628
Seeds harvested during mowing from semi-natural grasslands as an ad hoc but effective solution for grassland restoration Perera PC, Nocoń Z, Mollashahi H, Wierzbicka M, Szymura TH, Szymura M PeerJ 13-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9288168
doi:10.7717/peerj.13621
PMID:35855903

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