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Cerastium arvense L.
Field chickweed
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Caryophyllidae | Cacti, many other succulents, carnivorous plants, and leadworts |
| Order | Caryophyllales | Includes cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, and many carnivorous plants |
| Family | Caryophyllaceae | Pink or carnation family |
| Genus | Cerastium | From the Greek keras, “a horn,” referring to the shape of the seed capsule |
| Species | arvense | Of the fields |
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6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine 
5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine
6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine
Cerastium arvense description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 5 Oct 2021.
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5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine
5/7/2016 · Long Cove Cottages, Tenant’s Harbor, Maine
6/9/2016 · Monhegan Island, Maine
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