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CERASTIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2021-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant genus of the family Caryophyllaceae.

OBS

mouse-ear chickweed: common name also used to refer to the species Cerastium fontanum, Cerastium fontanum subsp. fontanum and Cerastium fontanum subsp. vulgare.

OBS

chickweed: common name also used to refer to the species Stellaria media.

Key term(s)
  • mouse-ear chick-weed
  • chick-weed

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Genre de plantes de la famille des Caryophyllaceae.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
CONT

En la familia de las Caryophyllaceae encontramos el género cerastium formado por unas 200 especies de plantas herbáceas, anuales o perennes, originarias de Europa.

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