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Cerastium vulgatum
big chickweed, mouseear chickweed
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cerastium vulgatum L. 1762, non 1755
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Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Caryophyllaceae, Genus Cerastium, Species Cerastium vulgatum


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Evidence:		12 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Big Hole National Battlefield	Blue Ridge Parkway
Booker T. Washington National Monument	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Fire Island National Seashore
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Grand Portage National Monument	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Thomas Stone National Historic Site	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site


Last Modified Date:	1/4/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/23/2025 1:40:54 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.


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