Cerastium pumilum

ClassificationDicots
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Family (Traditional)Caryophyllaceae
GenusCerastium
Species:Cerastium pumilum W. Curtis
Common NameDwarf Mouse Ear Chickweed; European Chickweed
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: LULA; 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; 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; TN[SNA] 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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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: Bath (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Clay (KY), Cumberland (KY), Graves (KY), Hardin (KY), Rowan (KY), Trimble (KY), Montgomery (TN), Van Buren (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MDKY, MEM, TENN, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31973000008566 Trimble Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium pumilum
APSC0117833 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Cerastium pumilum
UOS02043 Van Buren Tennessee 22 May 2001 Chris A. Fleming
 UOS
Cerastium pumilum
MEM007125 Graves Kentucky 05 Apr 1972 Raymond Athey
1560		 MEM
Cerastium pumilum
31973000008569 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium pumilum
TENN-V-0242161 Wilson Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium pumilum
APSC0070211 Wilson Tennessee
APSC
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108154 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
31234100370350 Cumberland Kentucky 01 May 1999 Ross C. Clark
24362		 EKY
Cerastium pumilum
31973000008572 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium pumilum
TENN-V-0092812 Montgomery Tennessee
TENN
Cerastium pumilum
MDKY00008889 Rowan Kentucky
MDKY
Cerastium pumilum
31234100370343 Bath Kentucky 22 May 1984 Julian Campbell
254		 EKY
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108151 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108158 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108152 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108153 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108150 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
31973000008570 Clay Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108157 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108155 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
31973000008568 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium pumilum
31973000008567 Carroll Kentucky
KNK
Cerastium pumilum
BRIT108156 Tennessee
VDB
Cerastium pumilum
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