| Plants : Caryophyllaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Cerastium fontanum |
Description: One of the commonest of the mouse-ears (Cerastium spp). A small and uninteresting-looking little perennial with small white flowers. Virtually ubiquitous in all kinds of habitats.
All names: Cerastium fontanum Baumg.; Cerastium holosteoides Fr.; Cerastium vulgatum auct.
Distribution Map from NBN: Cerastium fontanum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Cerastium fontanum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Cerastium fontanum. Baumg.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3022. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |