Cerastium vulgatum
Cerastium vulgatum
| Mousear Chickweed | |
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| Binomial: | Cerastium vulgatum |
| Type: | Winter annual |
Cerastium vulgatum, one of several closely related species referred mouse-ear chickweed, is a low-growing winter annual native to Europe, but invasive in North America.
Description
[edit | edit source]Low and spreading (but decumbent when in flower), hairy winter annual with white flowers.
Ecology
[edit | edit source]Invasive in North America, and a troublesome weed of gardens and sparse lawns.
Uses
[edit | edit source]Control
[edit | edit source]- Cultivation: Effective before flowers are produced in late spring.
- Mulching (for prevention): Effective
- Flame: Effective
References
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