Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum subsp holosteoides
Photographs: Derrynane, Co. Kerry

Common Mouse-ear
Cerastium fontanum subsp. holosteoides
Cluas liath
Family: Caryophyllaceae

A sub-species of Common Mouse-ear, C. fontanum. Native.

Larger flowers with a slightly longer calyx (5-8mm) and seed capsules (8-16mm). The upper leaves are narrower than those of subsp. vulgare and the stems and leaves less pubescent. Leaves appear shiny as they are hairless on the upper sides but there are hairs on the leaf margins and underneath the midrib.

Mainly found on wet ground and in mountain flushes. Very scattered distribution but possibly under-recorded. Identified by Alan Silverside

Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum subsp holosteoides

Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum subsp holosteoides
Common Mouse-ear, Cerastium fontanum subsp holosteoides

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