[Chickweeds: The Genus Cerastium West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed

Cerastium glomeratum

Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum

Inflorescence of Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum)

Close-up of the branched inflorescence of sticky chickweed as seen in grasslands adjacent to upper Swale Canyon, Klickitat County........April 23, 2010.

Flowers of Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum) - Calyces of Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum)

Close-ups of the flowers and calyces of sticky chickweed as seen in grasslands adjacent to upper Swale Canyon, Klickitat County.........April 23, 2010. Note the long thin petals with cleft petals which are longer than the calyces. The stems, pedicels and clayx lobes are all covered with a mix of long and medium length hairs, the medium length hairs tipped with glands. Note also that the flowers are clustered, which is a diagnostic characteristic of this species.

Inflorescence of Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum) - Broadly rounded stem leaf of Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum) - Inflorescence of Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum)

Sticky Chickweed, Sticky Cerastium, Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (Synonyms: Cerastium acutatum, Cerastium fulvum, Cerastium glomeratum var. apetalum, Cerastium glomeratum var. glomeratum, Cerastium viscosum, Cerastium viscosum var. viscosum)

Close-ups of the broadly rounded stem leaves and inflorescence of sticky chickweed as seen along the Dog Mountain Trail in the Columbia River Gorge.........May 4, 2011.

Paul Slichter