Group: Dicot Rank: species Kind: Name of a new Taxon Herbarium Placement: Lehmann, lower, E, 87

Authors:

Linnaeus, Carl von

Published In: Species Plantarum 1: 438. 1753. (1 May 1753) (Sp. Pl.)

Type-Protologue

Locality: Habitat in Scania & australiori Europa

Distribution: Europe

Type Specimens

• LT: LT designated by Ugborogho, Phyton (Horn) 35: 177 (1977).

  • Lectotype designated by:  Ugborogho, R. E. 1977. North American Cerastium arvense L.: Taxonomy, reproductive system and evolution. Phyton (Buenos Aires) 35: 177, f. 4.

Higher Taxa:     Taxonomy Browser
Concept: Andean Bryophytes Bolivia Checklist Catalogue of New World Grasses Ecuador Catalogue Flora Mesoamericana Madagascar Catalogue Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica Moss Flora of China Peru Checklist Philippine Bryophytes System    details

• class:  Equisetopsida C. Agardh
• subclass:  Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
• superorder:  Caryophyllanae Takht.
• order:  !Caryophyllales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
• family:  !!Caryophyllaceae Juss.
• genus:  Cerastium L.

Other names for this basionym:

Alsine arvensis (L.) E.H.L. Krause

Centunculus arvensis (L.) Scop.

Leucodonium arvense (L.) Opiz

Stellaria arvensis (L.) Gray

Projects: Antioquia , Bolivia , China , Ecuador , IPCN , Paramos , Peru , VPA

Common Names:

• field chickweed (English, Canada)
  • Canada Weed Committee. 1969. Comm. bot. nam. weeds Canada 1–67.
• field chickweed (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• meadow chickweed (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.
• starry glasswort (English, United States)
  • Brako, L., A.Y. Rossman & D.F. Farr. 1995. Sci. Comm. Names 1–294.

Keywords: BOL, CEC, CPC, FCC, MC, TBI, VPA, FNA1569