Cerastium arvense

Read about Cerastium arvense in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Cerastium arvense, Linn. (var. oblongifolium, Holl. & Brit.). Starry Grasswort. Fig. 876. Perennial, low, much branched and matted: sts. 8-12 in. long: lvs. oblong or lanceolate, pale green, pubescent, obtuse,½-1½ in. long, ¼in. wide: fls. very numerous, appearing in Apr. and May; petals 5, deeply bifid: caps, twice as long as the calyx.—A species of very wide range, growing mostly in dry rocky places from Labrador to Alaska and south to Ga. and Calif.; also in Asia and Eu. Gn. 71, p. 504.—Recommended as a bedding plant, for its mat-like habit, covered with white bloom. Var. compactum, Hort., is hardy in S. E. Canada. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

? Cerastium arvense
Cerastium arvense
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Cerastium Species: C. arvense
Binomial name
Cerastium arvense L.

Cerastium arvense or Field Mouse-ear is a plant species of the genus Cerastium.