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Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cerastium brachypetalum, commonly called gray chickweed, grey mouse-ear[2] or gray mouse-ear chickweed, is a spring blooming annual plant species. It is native to Mediterranean and temperate Europe, northwestern Africa, the Caucasus, and Western Asia.[1] It has been introduced and naturalized in North America.[3][4]
| Cerastium brachypetalum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cerastium |
| Species: | C. brachypetalum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. ex Pers. (1805) | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cerastium brachypetalum is one of 101 species deemed high priorities for conservation in the UK by the wild flower and plant charity Plantlife.[5]
Ten subspecies are accepted.[1]
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