Record Details

Scientific Name:
Cerastium

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom:
Plantae
Rank:
Family
Synonym(s):
Cerastium vulgatum var. alpestre
Common Name(s):
chickweed [English]
mouse-ear chickweed [English]

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing:
accepted

Data Quality Indicators

Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness:
partial
Currency Rating:
2011

Taxonomic Hierarchy

- up to the kingdom

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Viridaeplantae
Infrakingdom
Streptophyta
Division
Tracheophyta
Subdivision
Spermatophytina
Infradivision
Angiospermae
Class
Magnoliopsida
Superorder
Caryophyllanae
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Caryophyllaceae

- down one level

Species
Cerastium beeringianum
Species
Cerastium aleuticum
Species
Cerastium alpinum
Species
Cerastium arvense
Species
Cerastium axillare
Species
Cerastium brachypetalum
Species
Cerastium brachypodum
Species
Cerastium dichotomum
Species
Cerastium dubium
Species
Cerastium fischerianum
Species
Cerastium fontanum
Species
Cerastium glomeratum
Species
Cerastium maximum
Species
Cerastium nutans
Species
Cerastium pumilum
Species
Cerastium regelii
Species
Cerastium semidecandrum
Species
Cerastium siculum
Species
Cerastium texanum
Species
Cerastium tomentosum
Species
Cerastium biebersteinii
Species
Cerastium diffusum
Species
Cerastium gracile
Species
Cerastium nigrescens
Species
Cerastium arcticum
Species
Cerastium terrae-novae
Species
Cerastium velutinum
Species
Cerastium viride
Species
Cerastium fastigiatum
Species
Cerastium bialynickii
Species
Cerastium cerastoides
Species
Cerastium pauciflorum

References

Expert(s):
Other Sources:
database: Caryophyllaceae of North America Update; Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
database: NODC Taxonomic Code;
database: The PLANTS Database; National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
database: The PLANTS Database; National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
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