Caryophyllaceae
Forked chickweed
Cerastium dichotomum
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Cerastium
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 二歧卷耳
- English
- Forked chickweed
- Finnish
- Hankahärkki
- Hebrew
- קרנונית מדוקרנת
- Swedish
- Gaffelarv
Synonyms
- Alsine corniculata (Crantz) E.H.L.Krause
- Cerastium corniculatum Crantz
- Myosotis dichotoma Moench
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.