Sticky Mouse-Ear Chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cerastium glomeratum
- Genus
- Cerastium
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Bhutan, Nepal
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Caryophyllaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- സെരാസ്റ്റിയം ഗ്ലോമെറാറ്റം, ക്ലാമി ചിക്ക്വീഡ്, സ്റ്റിക്കി മൗസ്-ഇയർ ചിക്ക്വീഡ്
About Sticky Mouse-Ear Chickweed
Sticky Mouse-Ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum) is a herb belonging to the Caryophyllaceae family (Pink Family). It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across India, Bhutan, Nepal. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Caryophyllaceae
Pink Family
Sticky Mouse-Ear Chickweed belongs to the Caryophyllaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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