Cerastium velutinum Raf. var. velutinum

Locations ofCerastium velutinum Raf. var. velutinum in Virginia

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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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