Participant Info

Species

Cerastium arvense [Cerastium oreophilum] [Cerastium scopulorum] [Cerastium strictum]

Family

Caryophyllaceae

CommonName

field chickweed

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1908

LatestDate

2016

Ecosystem

montane, subalpine, tundra

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, Culebras, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan

Passes

Elwood, Grayback, South, Spring Creek, Stony, Wolf Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Mineral Co, Lime Creek trailhead 12 July 2016

Comments

The Watershed variety of field chickweed, Cerastium arvense var. strictum, is present in all mountain regions of the Watershed, a common flower of meadows and grassy slopes from montane to alpine. The species is native to both Europe and the USA, where it can be found in the Rockies from the Canadian border to the Mexican, along the Pacific coast, and in the northern Midwest and New England states. In New Mexico it follows the Rio Grande Drainage to the border with Texas, but no farther down the drainage.

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