Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : cerse
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Caryophyllaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: little mouse-ear
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Fünfmänniges Hornkraut ; ES : ; FR : céraiste à cinq étamines ; IT : peverina annuale ; PT : ; EN : little mouse-ear ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons elongated in shape in spoon.
- Leaves entire elliptical to ovate, with entire margin.
- Height: 3 to 20 cm. Hairy, viscous.
- Stem hairy, pale green, erected rising.
- Leaves pale green, ovate or elliptical, true opposed, pubescent.
- White or greenish small flowers, in slack cymes. Flowers with 5 to 10 stamens glabrous at their base. Sepals, and bracts scarious. Bracts membranous on margins. Petals shorter than calyx and each terminated by 2 teeth. Peduncles shorter than bracts.
- Fruits : straight cylindrical capsules, half length of calyx.
- - Risk of confusion with: Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Cerastium glomeratum
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Present
