PLANTS Profile for Cerastium maximum (great chickweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Cerastium maximum L.
great chickweed

Symbol:

CEMA5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Images:
Cerastium maximum L.

Synonyms:
Cerastium maximum L.

DIMA8

Dichodon maximum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve

Distribution:
Cerastium maximum L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK), CAN (NT, YT)

Related Taxa:
Cerastium maximum L.

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 28 species in Cerastium

Classification:
Cerastium maximum L.

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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 maximum L. – great chickweed

More Accounts and Images:
Cerastium maximum L.

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 19957.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 07:17 PM CDT