Cerastium velutinum Raf. var. velutinum
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Detail
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Botanical Name
- Cerastium velutinum Raf. var. velutinum
- Common Name
- Field Chickweed
- Synonym(s)
- Cerastium arvense L. ssp. velutinum (Raf.) Ugborogho var. velutinum (Raf.) Britt.
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Cerastium velutinum Rafinesque var. velutinum
- Comments
- See also Cerastium arvense L. ssp. strictum Gaud., a closely related taxon alleged by FNA to occur in Virginia.
- Habitat
- Crevices and shelves of flood-scoured riverside outcrops along the Potomac River and its tributaries in the n. mountains and n. Piedmont, where it tolerates a range of rock types and chemistries. Disjunct to the sandy, calcareous banks of the tidal Pamunkey River in New Kent County. Rare.
- Native Status
- Native
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