Cerastium holosteoides Fr. is a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Cerastium holosteoides Fr. (Cerastium holosteoides Fr.)
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Cerastium holosteoides Fr.

Cerastium holosteoides Fr.

Cerastium holosteoides, common mouse-ear chickweed, is a widespread flowering weed from the Old World introduced globally.

Genus
Cerastium
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Cerastium holosteoides Fr.

Cerastium holosteoides, commonly known as common mouse-ear chickweed, is a species of flowering plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Old World, including scattered countries across Africa, almost all of Eurasia, and extending to New Guinea. Classified as one of the most widespread weeds globally, it has been introduced to most of North America, western South America, New Zealand, South Africa, and many islands around the world.

Photo: (c) Игорь Щербаков, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Игорь Щербаков · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Cerastium

More from Caryophyllaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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