The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Dicotyledons
Family Name:
Caryophyllaceae
Genus:
Cerastium L. L.
Species:
Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.
Synonym(s):

"Cerastium viscosum L., misappl."

Species Common Name:
Clammy chickweed
Habitat:
Open, sandy alluvium; thin soil on Sioux Quartzite
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northwest and east: Buchanan County, Cedar County, Jones county, Linn county 1896, Lyon county, Muscatine county and Scott county 1895
Origin:
Not native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e5043