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Latin name: Cerastium vulgatum
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Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Common name: mouseear chickweed
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Life cycle: perennial, reproduces by
seed
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Habit: low growing, mounding,
6 to 12 inches high
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Foliage: Elliptical in shape,
very hairy, oppositely arranged, and sessile (without petioles). Midrib
is distinct and sunken.
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Flower: Flowers occur in clusters
at the end of elongated, leafless stalks. Flowers are white, with
5 deeply lobed petals.
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Seedling: The most remarkable
characteristic mouseear chickweed seedlings are the abnormally large hairs
on such small little leaves.
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Look alikes: Field chickweed (Cerastium arvense),
Common chickweed
(Stellaria media), and scarlet pimpernel
(Anagallis arvensis)
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