Cerastium brachypetalum

Gray Chickweed

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Common name

Gray Chickweed

Scientific name

Cerastium brachypetalum Pers.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Annual or biennual herb. Sepals hairy to the top with simple, non-glandular, protruding hairs. The flowers with peduncles longer than the calyx. The inflorescences is dichasia. Stamens ciliate. Sepals 3-6.5 mm long. Flowering season: April-June^[1].

Distribution in Bulgaria

Throughout the country^[2].

References

[1] Вълев, Ст. 1966. В: Флора на Народна Република България. Том ІІІ. София.

[2] Вълев, Ст. 1966. Пос. източник.

Cerastium brachypetalum на български

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