Common Mouse-Ear (Chickweed)

Common Mouse-Ear - Cerastium fontanum Cerastium fontanum

 

Colour: White
Flowering: April - November
Height: Up to 20" (50 cms)
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Common Mouse-ear    

 

Common Mouse-ear, a type of chickweed, is widespread in Britain. It occurs in all kinds of habitats.

The flowers are tiny and made up of five deeply-notched, white petals and long sepals. The stems are long and trailing and both stems and leaves are covered in tiny hairs.

 

Common Mouse-Ear - Cerastium fontanum
    Common Mouse-ear

« Back

 

Click on any of the photographs on this site to see a larger image.

Photo Galleries

Preview the Book

A Year in the Life of an English Country Garden
A photographic jou...
By Jenny Bailey
Book Preview
Photo book