Taxon: Cerastium brachypodum (Engelm. ex A. Gray) B. L. Rob.

Summary

Genus:

Cerastium

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Subfamily:

Alsinoideae

Tribe:

Alsineae

Nomen number:

459227

Place of publication:

Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5:150. 1894 Apr 27 (Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 29:277. 1894 May 23)

Comment:

date of publication verified from original literature (by K. Gandhi, pers. comm. via e-mail on 16 May 2009)

Verified:

05/01/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Cerastium nutans Raf. var. brachypodum Engelm. ex A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo León		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah		FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.

Native
Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Ontario]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.), Manitoba (s.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Indiana, Michigan]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, Nevada, Utah]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Hidalgo, México, Querétaro]

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Good, D. A. 1984. A revision of the Mexican and Central American species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae). Rhodora 86:339-379.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=459227. Accessed 12 May 2026.