Cerastium vulgatum
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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
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