| Description | Mouse eared chickweed (Cerastium fontanum) is a low mat forming plant that can develop into a troublesome weed. |
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| Pronunciation | (se-RAS-ti-um) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Weeds, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full to part sun |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | Found growing in lawns, woods, pastures, abandon cultivated land, etc., very adaptable |
| Flowers | white, very small, 5-notched petals found in small inflorescence. |
| Fruit | small cylindrical seed pods (1/3-2/3 inches), reddish brown seeds |
| Leaves | opposite, small, sessile, very hairy (pubescent) |
| Stems | somewhat sticky, erect to decumbent, creeping, rooting at the stems nodes |
| Roots | weakly rooted |
| Propagation | reproduces mainly by seeds, sometimes by rooting stems |
| Native Site | Introduced and naturalized from Eurasia. |
| Misc Facts | A short lived perennial or annual. |
| Author's Notes | I have this weed in the lawn and growing in the gardens. Through normal maintenance practices this plant is easy to control. |
| Notes & Reference | #19-Common Weeds ( USDA Agricultural Research Service), #153-Illinois Wild Flower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info) |
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