The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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

Cerastium velutinum Raf.

Species Common Name:
Field chickweed
Habitat:
Algific talus slopes
Abundance and Distribution:
Rare northeast and east central: Allamakee County, Clayton County, Delaware County, Dubuque county, Fayette county, Jackson county, Howard county and Winneshiek county
Origin:
Native
Iowa and Its Flora:
More information about plants of Paleozoic Plateau: Algific Talus Slope Plants
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e5037