Mouse-ear Chickweeds
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Mouse-ear Chickweeds
Cerastium
Mouse-ear chickweeds are small, delicate plants with soft, fuzzy leaves. They often grow in gardens and fields, making them easy to spot during springtime.
Habitat: Urban areas
Appearance
The Mouse-ear Chickweeds has small, fuzzy, oval leaves that resemble a mouse's ear. It produces tiny white flowers with five deeply notched petals, making them appear like ten petals. This low-growing plant often forms dense mats.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderCaryophyllalesFamilyCaryophyllaceaeGenusCerastium
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Interesting facts
Its tiny white flowers often have petals split so deeply they look like ten separate ones!
Some kinds of Mouse-ear Chickweeds can bloom even when it's still quite chilly outside!
The plant's fuzzy leaves help it hold onto water and stay hydrated in dry spots!
You can find Mouse-ear Chickweeds growing on almost every continent across the entire world!
Special abilities
Ability
Pioneer Power
Mouse-ear Chickweeds can grow in poor, disturbed soils, helping them quickly colonize new or challenging environments.
Ability
Creeping Conqueror
Mouse-ear Chickweeds has stems that root where they touch the ground, allowing it to spread widely and form dense mats.
Ability
Seed Shooter
Mouse-ear Chickweeds produces many tiny seeds in capsules, ensuring its rapid spread and survival across generations.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 5-40 cm
- Spread
- 10-50 cm
- Flower Size
- 0.5-1.5 cm
- Bloom Season
- Spring to late summer
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- None
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
pollinates
European honey bee
Apis mellifera
Its small flowers provide nectar and pollen.
eats
Gray field slug
Deroceras reticulatum
Slugs may graze on its leaves and stems.
pollinates
White-tailed bumblebee
Bombus lucorum
Bumblebees visit flowers for nectar.
Traits
Furry
Furry describes animals possessing a dense covering of soft hair or fur.
Flowering
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Spring Blooming
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Medicinal
Medicinal plants possess chemical compounds that can be used for therapeutic purposes to treat illnesses or maintain health.
Edible
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Pollinator Magnet
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Urban Friendly
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
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Safety
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Mouse-ear Chickweeds?
5-40 cm
How wide does Mouse-ear Chickweeds spread?
10-50 cm
How big are the flowers on Mouse-ear Chickweeds?
0.5-1.5 cm
When does Mouse-ear Chickweeds bloom?
Spring to late summer
Is Mouse-ear Chickweeds edible?
No
Is Mouse-ear Chickweeds toxic?
None
What is Mouse-ear Chickweeds's lifecycle?
Perennial
How is Mouse-ear Chickweeds pollinated?
Insect
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