Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cerastium arvense L.

Field Mouse-ear

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Cerastium arvense

Description: A rare and local species of grassy places and dunes. It has the largest flowers of any of the mouse-ears (Cerastium spp.).

All names: Cerastium arvense L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Cerastium arvense at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Cerastium arvense at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cerastium arvense. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3017. Accessed on 2026-11-02.