Mouseear Chickweed

(Cerastium vulgatum)

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Also Known As:

Mouse-ear and Common Chickweed




Mouseear chickweed is a winter perennial. The leaves are opposite, oblong and covered with hair. Mouseear chickweed grows prostrate but will have several upright stems, and can tolerate close mowing. Mouseear chickweed has a fibrous root system. The flowers of mouseear chickweed are white and contain 5 petals which are notched at the tip. Mouseear chickweed spreads by seed, but can root at the nodes. Mouseear chickweed is found throughout United States into southern Canada.


Germination Dates

3: April-September
4: April-October
5: March-October
6: February-November
7: January-December
8: January
9: January-December

Cultural Practices


Herbicide Use

For optimum control of mouseear chickweed make your post-emergence herbicide application to plants that are actively growing and in the seedling to the flower stage of growth.