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field chickweed
Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum
Fort Collins
- Synonyms
- Cerastium arvense, mouse-ear, prairie mouse-ear, chickweed, American field chickweed
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. (or less) to 8.0 in.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade
- Water Requirements
- Very Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Plains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Flower Color
- White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Gray Shades, Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- Readily Seeds
- Design Considerations
- Long Blooming
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1, 2 - Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Neutral pH, Variable
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
Flora of North America recognizes two subspecies of C. arvense in North America, the Plant List Version 1.1 recognizes six from around the world. This is the only subspecies that is native to the U.S. It is a common wildflower in the western and central parts of Colorado. This species can be a little weedy.