Clammy Chickweed / قَرناء مُتَجَمّعة /

Glomerate Mouse-ear-Chickweed /

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Edible
Edible part
  • Leaves
  • Young shoots
Preparation
  • Salads
Blooming period
February to April
Foraging period
January to March
Seed collection period
May to June

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • White
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Cerastium L.
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Wikidata item
Q1753184
GBIF Item
Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. (3085440)

References

  1. Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-30.
  2. Plants For A Future. Cerastium glomeratum - L. (2022, May 30).
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/796 accessed via barari.org on 7/1/2025.

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