Plants : CaryophyllaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Cerastium semidecandrum L.

Little Mouse-ear

Description: A small annual mouse-ear of sandy ground such as sand-dunes. The upper bracts are almost entirely translucent and papery. Flowers have five sepals, petals, stamens and styles (contrast the similar dark-green mouse-ear, C. diffusum).

All names: Cerastium semidecandrum L.

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

iNaturalist: Cerastium semidecandrum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Cerastium semidecandrum. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3027. Accessed on 2026-11-02.