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  Cerastium arvense Cerastium arvense
   
common name : Field Chickweed
nom commun : Céraistre des champs
family : Caryophyllaceae
etymology : Cerastium, from Greek keras, horn, because of the shape of the seed capsule; arvense, of fields.
taxonomy : ITIS

Distribution : Meadows, rocky fields. VASCAN
Photos : Victoria, BC.
References : [3] [4] [6] [15] [37] [39]
Links : FNA , USDA , E-Flora BC , UWSP , Flora of Canadian Arctic
 
   
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