Biology:Cerastium arvense
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cerastium |
| Species: | C. arvense
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Cerastium arvense is a species of flowering plant in the pink family known by the common names field mouse-ear[1] and field chickweed.[2] It is a widespread species, occurring throughout Europe and North America, as well as parts of South America. It is a variable species. There are several subspecies, but the number and defining characteristics are disputed.[3]
Description
Cerastium arvense is a perennial herb growing up to 30–45 cm (12–18 in)[3][4] tall. It takes the form of a mat, clump, creeper, or upright flower, and may grow from a taproot or tangled system of rhizomes. It is usually somewhat hairy in texture, often with glandular hairs. The leaves are linear, lance-shaped, or oblong, and a few centimeters in length. The inflorescence may consist of a single flower to a dense cluster of many. The flower has five white petals, each with two lobes, and five hairy green sepals at the base. The fruit is a capsule up to 1.5 cm (0.59 in) long with ten tiny teeth at the tip, which contains several brown seeds.
Cultivation
Gardeners interested in wildflowers disagree on if field mouse-ears should be grown in gardens. Noted rock gardener Louise Beebe Wilder recommended against it in the strongest terms. However C.W. Wood and Claude A. Barr both thought that a specimen selected for good qualities had a place in a garden, such as a groundcover in difficult shady spots.[5]
References
- ↑ "Cerastium arvense (Field Mouse-ear)". http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=node/3176. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ "Cerastium arvense L.". USDA. http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CEAR4. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America
- ↑ "Jepson Manual Treatment". Regents of the University of California. University of California, Berkeley. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?2907,2933,2934. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ↑ Barr, Claude A. (1983). Jewels of the plains : wild flowers of the Great Plains grasslands and hills. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-8166-1127-0.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1370878 entry
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