Cerastium semidecandrum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusCerastium
Species:Cerastium semidecandrum L.
Common NameLittle Mouse Ear Chickweed; Fivestamen Chickweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Free Central; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Cumberland (KY), Fleming (KY), Grant (KY), Jefferson (KY), Kenton (KY), Lee (KY), Martin (KY), Pendleton (KY), Rowan (KY), Wolfe (KY), Bradley (TN), Cumberland (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Hamilton (TN), Jackson (TN), Marion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sequatchie (TN), Shelby (TN), Smith (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BOON, EKY, HTTU, KNK, MDKY, MEM, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2000

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
UCHT011387 Putnam Tennessee
UCHT
Cerastium semidecandrum
HTTU006346 Sequatchie Tennessee
HTTU
Cerastium semidecandrum
HTTU006345 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Cerastium semidecandrum
UOS02041 Franklin Tennessee 04 May 1969 Inge
UOS
Cerastium semidecandrum
SWMT02764 Tennessee 18 Apr 1937 W. L. Whittemore
SWMT
Cerastium semidecandrum
31234100370400 Shelby Tennessee 24 Apr 1968 Elizabeth M. Browne
T-358
EKY
Cerastium semidecandrum
MDKY00008891 Fleming Kentucky
MDKY
Cerastium semidecandrum
013354 Shelby Tennessee
BOON
Cerastium semidecandrum
HTTU013942 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Cerastium semidecandrum
UCHT011386 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Cerastium semidecandrum
TENN-V-0092815 Grainger Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium semidecandrum
31234100860277 Wolfe Kentucky 31 May 1972 Jerry Buskin
1346
EKY
Cerastium semidecandrum
31973000008577 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium semidecandrum
MDKY00008890 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Cerastium semidecandrum
TENN-V-0092816 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium semidecandrum
TENN-V-0092817 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium semidecandrum
UCHT030956 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Cerastium semidecandrum
TENN-V-0092818 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium semidecandrum
31973000008576 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium semidecandrum
31973000008575 Grant Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium semidecandrum
TENN-V-0092814 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium semidecandrum
HTTU027849 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Cerastium semidecandrum
MTSU022546 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Apr 2000 Alex Brown
MTSU
Cerastium semidecandrum
31234100370376 Cumberland Kentucky 01 May 1999 Ross C. Clark
24344
EKY
Cerastium semidecandrum
APSC0077293 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Cerastium semidecandrum
HTTU006344 Overton Tennessee
HTTU
Cerastium semidecandrum
MTSU022547 Franklin Tennessee 04 May 1941 Jesse M. Shaver
MTSU
Cerastium semidecandrum
31234100370384 Lee Kentucky 17 Apr 1996 Allison W. Cusick
32913
EKY
Cerastium semidecandrum
31973000008573 Pendleton Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium semidecandrum
UCHT011383 Smith Tennessee
UCHT
Cerastium semidecandrum
UCHT011385 Bradley Tennessee
UCHT
Cerastium semidecandrum
APSC0069048 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Cerastium semidecandrum
31973000008574 Martin Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium semidecandrum
TENN-V-0092813 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium semidecandrum
MEM010942 Tipton Tennessee 27 Apr 1968 Sarah J. Warrington
32
MEM
Cerastium semidecandrum
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