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Cerastium fontanum
common chickweed
Weir Farm National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Cerastium fontanum Baumg.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		common chickweed
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Caryophyllales, Family Caryophyllaceae, Genus Cerastium, Species Cerastium fontanum


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		CT: SNA
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Cowpens National Battlefield
Curecanti National Recreation Area	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Fossil Butte National Monument
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
Grand Teton National Park	Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katmai National Park and Preserve
Kenai Fjords National Park	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Rock Creek Park	Rocky Mountain National Park
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site	Saguaro National Park
San Juan Island National Historical Park	Saratoga National Historical Park
Sitka National Historical Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Voyageurs National Park
Wrangell - St Elias National Park and Preserve	Yellowstone National Park


Last Modified Date:	6/13/2005

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 6:24:23 PM

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.

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