Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Cerastium brachypodum (Engelmann ex Gray) Robinson
(Short Stalk Chickweed)

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Cerastium brachypodum is a short but erect and glandular pubescent annual herb found in clearings in the Ponderosa Pine forest at middle to upper elevation. The capsules are curved and at least twice as long as the calyx. The capsule opens by dehiscence of teeth at its apex.
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Cerastium brachypodum (with only dehisced capsules, no flowers), photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009



Cerastium brachypodum, closeup of dehisced capsules on branch, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009



Cerastium brachypodum, closeup of dehisced capsules on branch, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009



Cerastium brachypodum, macro of dehisced capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009



Cerastium brachypodum, macro of dehisced capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, San Francisco Mtns., Mail Hollow, July 27, 2009



Cerastium brachypodum, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, August 26, 2010



Cerastium brachypodum, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Mark Donnell, Mogollon Mtns., Indian Creek, August 26, 2010


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