Caryophyllaceae
European chickweed
Cerastium pumilum
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Cerastium
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Common names
By language (15)
- arz
- السيراستيوم بوميلوم
- Bulgarian
- Дребен рожец
- Czech
- Rožec nízký
- Dutch
- Steenhoornbloem, Kleine hoornbloem
- English
- European chickweed
- Estonian
- Madal kadakkaer
- Finnish
- Alvarihärkki
- French
- Céraiste nain
- German
- Dunkles Hornkraut, Dunkles Zwerg-Hornkraut, Niedriges Hornkraut
- Icelandic
- Dvergafræhyrna
- Polish
- Rogownica drobna
- Russian
- Ясколка низкая
- Slovenian
- Nizka smiljka
- Swedish
- Alvararv, Östkustarv
- Welsh
- Clust-y-llygoden bitw
Synonyms
- Cerastium algericum Batt.
- Cerastium diffusum subsp. subtetrandrum (Lange) P.D.Sell & Whitehead
- Cerastium pumilum f. subtetrandroides Zajac
- Cerastium pumilum f. subtetrandrum Lange
- Cerastium pumilum var. pumilum
- Cerastium subtetrandrum Murb.
- Cerastium ucrainicum (Kleopow) Klokov
- Cerastium varians Coss. & Germ.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 79 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Oleksandr Shynder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Denis Bastianelli, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gilles San Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pavel Kacl, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franck Cabot, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.