Cerastium fontanum Baumg.
(Common Mouse-ear)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
GenusCerastium (mouse-ears)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) :
1: Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
5 May 2007 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 0’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Flowers
2: Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
28 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Fruit - side viewImage 2: Fruit - side view (2)Image 3: Fruit - top viewImage 4: Capsule - side view - enlarged - dark backgroundImage 5: Capsule - side view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 6: Capsule - side view - enlarged - grey background (2)Image 7: Capsule - side view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 8: Seeds - enlargedImage 9: Seeds - enlarged (2)Image 10: Seeds - enlarged (3)
3: Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
20 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in garden lawn
Image 1: Flower - close-upImage 2: Flowering shootsImage 3: Flowering shoot - side viewImage 4: Flowering shoot - side view (2)Image 5: Flowering shoot - side view (3)Image 6: FlowersImage 7: Flowers - close-upImage 8: StemImage 9: Stem leaves
4: Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
19 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England

specimen with a few branches

Image 1: Plant - close-upImage 2: Flower - face view - enlargedImage 3: Flowers - side view - enlarged

Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 29 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cerastium fontanum (Common Mouse-ear)
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