Caryophyllaceae
Shortstalk chickweed
Cerastium brachypodum
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Cerastium
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Cerastium brachypodumCaryophyllaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shortstalk chickweed
Synonyms
- Cerastium adsurgens Greene
- Cerastium brachypodum var. compactum B.L.Rob.
- Cerastium nutans var. brachypodum Engelm. ex A.Gray
- Cerastium nutans var. compactum Engelm. ex B.L.Rob.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.