Cerastium

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Cerastium
Cerastium arvense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Cerastium L.
Species
Cerastium arcticum Cerastium arvense Cerastium biebersteinii Cerastium fontanum Cerastium glomeratum Cerastium nigrescens Cerastium tomentosum et al.

Cerastium (Mouse-ear chickweed) is a genus of plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae.

Cerastium species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora chalcogrammella (which feeds exclusively on Cerastium arvense) and Coleophora striatipennella (which has been recorded on Cerastium fontanum).

[edit] External links

• USDA Plants Profile: Cerastium