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Field chickweed

Cerastium arvense

Description:

It takes the form of a mat, clump, creeper, or upright flower, and may grow from a taproot or tangled system of rhizomes. It is usually somewhat hairy in texture, often with glandular hairs. The leaves are linear, lance-shaped, or oblong, and a few centimeters in length. The inflorescence may consist of a single flower to a dense cluster of many. The flower has five white petals, each with two lobes, and five hairy green sepals at the base. The fruit is a capsule up to 1.5 centimeters long with ten tiny teeth at the tip. It contains several brown seeds.

Habitat:

It is a widespread species, occurring throughout Europe and North America, as well as parts of South America.


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Oud-Heverlee, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Lat: 50.80, Long: 4.65

Spotted on Apr 28, 2012
Submitted on May 9, 2012

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