Index / Search / Cerastium nutans var. nutans
§1 Plant
Cerastium nutans Raf. var. nutans
vernacular nodding chickweed — variety · Caryophyllaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Annual, Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Cerastium
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 659 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 659 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Arizona view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 9 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 6 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 80 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Alexander 17003
- Bond 17005
- Calhoun 17013
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Christian 17021
- Clark 17023
- Clay 17025
- Clinton 17027
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Cumberland 17035
- DeKalb 17037
- Douglas 17041
- DuPage 17043
- Edwards 17047
- Effingham 17049
- Fayette 17051
- Fulton 17057
- Gallatin 17059
- Greene 17061
- Grundy 17063
- Hamilton 17065
- Hancock 17067
- Hardin 17069
- Henderson 17071
- Jackson 17077
- Jasper 17079
- Jefferson 17081
- Jersey 17083
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Kendall 17093
- Knox 17095
- Lake 17097
- LaSalle 17099
- Lawrence 17101
- Logan 17107
- Macon 17115
- Macoupin 17117
- Madison 17119
- Marion 17121
- Marshall 17123
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- McHenry 17111
- McLean 17113
- Menard 17129
- Monroe 17133
- Montgomery 17135
- Morgan 17137
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pike 17149
- Pope 17151
- Pulaski 17153
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Rock Island 17161
- Saline 17165
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Shelby 17173
- St. Clair 17163
- Stark 17175
- Tazewell 17179
- Union 17181
- Vermilion 17183
- Wabash 17185
- Warren 17187
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- White 17193
- Will 17197
- Williamson 17199
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Clark 18019
- Dearborn 18029
- Fayette 18041
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Grant 18053
- Greene 18055
- Hamilton 18057
- Harrison 18061
- Henry 18065
- Howard 18067
- Jackson 18071
- Jasper 18073
- Jefferson 18077
- Knox 18083
- Lawrence 18093
- Madison 18095
- Marion 18097
- Martin 18101
- Monroe 18105
- Montgomery 18107
- Morgan 18109
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Posey 18129
- Putnam 18133
- Ripley 18137
- St. Joseph 18141
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vermillion 18165
- Vigo 18167
- Wabash 18169
- Warren 18171
- Washington 18175
- Wells 18179
- White 18181
- Whitley 18183
Iowa view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Anderson 21005
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Breckinridge 21027
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Campbell 21037
- Clark 21049
- Crittenden 21055
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Franklin 21073
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Knox 21121
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Lyon 21143
- Madison 21151
- Martin 21159
- McLean 21149
- Montgomery 21173
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Wayne 21231
- Woodford 21239
Massachusetts view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 11 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Aitkin 27001
- Beltrami 27007
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Carlton 27017
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Chisago 27025
- Clay 27027
- Clearwater 27029
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Dakota 27037
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Lake of the Woods 27077
- Martin 27091
- Mille Lacs 27095
- Nicollet 27103
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Ramsey 27123
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- St. Louis 27137
- Todd 27153
- Winona 27169
Missouri view state ↗ 80 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Andrew 29003
- Atchison 29005
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Buchanan 29021
- Caldwell 29025
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Cass 29037
- Chariton 29041
- Clark 29045
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Gentry 29075
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Harrison 29081
- Howard 29089
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lafayette 29107
- Lawrence 29109
- Lewis 29111
- Lincoln 29113
- Linn 29115
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- Mercer 29129
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- New Madrid 29143
- Newton 29145
- Nodaway 29147
- Perry 29157
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Platte 29165
- Putnam 29171
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Worth 29227
Montana view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 10 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 11 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 21 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Alamance 37001
- Alleghany 37005
- Anson 37007
- Ashe 37009
- Avery 37011
- Buncombe 37021
- Caldwell 37027
- Catawba 37035
- Forsyth 37067
- Haywood 37087
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Madison 37115
- McDowell 37111
- Mitchell 37121
- Orange 37135
- Randolph 37151
- Rutherford 37161
- Stokes 37169
- Swain 37173
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
- Yadkin 37197
- Yancey 37199
North Dakota view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Billings 38007
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cavalier 38019
- Dunn 38025
- Emmons 38029
- Grand Forks 38035
- Grant 38037
- McLean 38055
- Morton 38059
- Mountrail 38061
- Pembina 38067
- Richland 38077
- Slope 38087
- Stark 38089
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Walsh 38099
- Ward 38101
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 58 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Ashland 39005
- Athens 39009
- Auglaize 39011
- Belmont 39013
- Brown 39015
- Butler 39017
- Clark 39023
- Clermont 39025
- Clinton 39027
- Columbiana 39029
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Fulton 39051
- Geauga 39055
- Guernsey 39059
- Hancock 39063
- Harrison 39067
- Henry 39069
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Holmes 39075
- Huron 39077
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Knox 39083
- Lake 39085
- Lawrence 39087
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Lucas 39095
- Madison 39097
- Mahoning 39099
- Miami 39109
- Montgomery 39113
- Morgan 39115
- Morrow 39117
- Muskingum 39119
- Ottawa 39123
- Pickaway 39129
- Pike 39131
- Portage 39133
- Ross 39141
- Sandusky 39143
- Scioto 39145
- Stark 39151
- Summit 39153
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Union 39159
- Vinton 39163
- Warren 39165
- Wayne 39169
- Wood 39173
- Wyandot 39175
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 48 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Beaver 42007
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clearfield 42033
- Columbia 42037
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Juniata 42067
- Lancaster 42071
- Lawrence 42073
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Lycoming 42081
- Mercer 42085
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Montour 42093
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Union 42119
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 2 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 41 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Benton 47005
- Blount 47009
- Carter 47019
- Cheatham 47021
- Cocke 47029
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Decatur 47039
- Franklin 47051
- Giles 47055
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Hardin 47071
- Haywood 47075
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lincoln 47103
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Maury 47119
- Meigs 47121
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Perry 47135
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Smith 47159
- Stewart 47161
- Sullivan 47163
- Sumner 47165
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
Vermont view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Clarke 51043
- Dickenson 51051
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Frederick 51069
- Greene 51079
- Hampton (city) 51650
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Northumberland 51133
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Sussex 51183
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
West Virginia view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Braxton 54007
- Brooke 54009
- Calhoun 54013
- Doddridge 54017
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Jefferson 54037
- Kanawha 54039
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Putnam 54079
- Raleigh 54081
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/CENUN ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/7219305 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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