Cerastium fontanum Baumg. subsp. vulgare (Hartm.) Greut. et Burdet

Spice

Family: CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Genus: Cerastium

Sinònims: Cerastium fontanum Baumg. subsp. triviale (link) Jalas

Catalan common name: Cerasti de font.

Spanish common name: Merusa. Oreja de ratón.

Province distribution: Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Eurosiberian with a big area

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Chameophyte.

Habitats: Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Mesophyll mountainous grasslands.

Characteristics: Wetland pastures, mown grasslands, spring and stream banks, forest clearings and edges, etc. A biennial or perennial herb, ± pilose, with wide leaves 1-2,5 cm. in length. Flowers are grouped in multifloral cymes (3-30 flowers) The petals are glabrous, a little longer than the sepals. The capsule opens into 10 teeth and measures 6-10 mm in length.