Caryophyllaceae
Nodding chickweed
Cerastium nutans
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Cerastium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Nodding chickweed
Synonyms
- Cerastium apricum Schltdl.
- Cerastium apricum var. angustifolium Schltdl.
- Cerastium apricum var. brachycarpum Schltdl.
- Cerastium cuspidatum Hemsl.
- Cerastium glutinosum Nutt.
- Cerastium glutinosum var. glabratum F.N.Williams
- Cerastium glutinosum var. laxum Triana & Planch.
- Cerastium grenieri F.W.Schultz
- Cerastium longepedunculatum Muhl.
- Cerastium longipedunculatum Britton
- Cerastium longipedunculatum var. apricum Briq.
- Cerastium murale Schur
- Cerastium nutans var. apricum (Schltdl.) Rohrb.
- Cerastium nutans var. nutans
- Cerastium nutans var. occidentale B.Boivin
- Cerastium nutans var. vestitum Hook.
- Cerastium oblongifolium Torr.
- Cerastium opizii Seidl
- Cerastium ovale Besser
- Cerastium petraeum F.W.Schultz
- Cerastium ripartianum F.W.Schultz
- Cerastium saxigenum Schur
- Cerastium stellarioides Moc. ex Ser.
- Cerastium viscarium Schur
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sarah Johnson, CC BY 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.