Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.
sticky chickweed
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
sticky chickweed
Caryophyllaceae (Pink family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a slender taproot; stems decumbent to erect, usually dichotomously branched, very hairy, sticky, 5-50 cm tall/long.
Leaves:
Basal leaves lacking; stem leaves opposite, pale yellowish-green, spoon-shaped to egg-shaped, 3-20 mm long, 2-10 mm wide, 1-nerved, slightly hairy above and below; upper stem leaves larger, to 25 mm long and 15 mm wide, egg-shaped; stipules lacking.
Flowers:
Inflorescence numerous in a crowded cluster; flower stalks shorter than sepals; petals 5, white, 3-5 mm long, deeply bilobed; sepals 5, narrowly egg-shaped, 3-5 mm long, stiff-hairy and more or less glandular.
Fruits:
Capsules cylindric, 6-9 mm long, 10-valved; seeds pale brown, 0.3-0.5 mm long, finely pimply.
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Cerastium glomeratum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1350 | 1350 | 1350 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
25 | 25 | 25 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
35 | 35 | 35 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 3 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
MS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
MS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry roadsides, waste places, lawns and pastures in the lowland, steppe and lower montane zones; common in SW BC, rare elsewhere in S BC and the Queen Charlotte Islands; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cerastium acutatum Suksdorf
Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum (Dumort.) Fenzl
Cerastium viscosum