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Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton
field chickweed
       
Symbol:   CEARV3  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Caryophyllaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    N



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Cerastium velutinum

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 49. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton

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Synonyms:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton

  CEARB Cerastium arvense L. var. bracteatum (Raf.) MacMill.
  CEARO Cerastium arvense L. var. oblongifolium (Torr.) Hollick & Britton
  CEARW Cerastium arvense L. var. webbii Jennings
  CEBR5 Cerastium bracteatum Raf.
  CEOB2 Cerastium oblongifolium Torr.
  CEVE8 Cerastium velutinum Raf.
 

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

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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 var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium, 5 subspecies in Cerastium arvense L.
 

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

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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
Variety Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton – field chickweed
 

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

The 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.

Tennessee:
Cerastium velutinum
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 var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton

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 FACU NO FACW UPL FACU FAC UPL NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britton

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 531588.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
 
 
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