Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cerastium fontanum Baumg.

Common Mouse-ear

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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.