Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

Sticky Mouse-ear

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Cerastium glomeratum

Description: A small hairy (usually sticky - hairy) annual species of mouse-ear which has the small white flowers clumped into clusters at the top of the stems. The overall colour of the plant is often a yellowish green. Very common in a wide variety of bare-ground habitats.

All names: Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.; Cerastium viscosum auct.

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

iNaturalist: Cerastium glomeratum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cerastium glomeratum. Thuill.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3023. Accessed on 2026-11-02.