Big Chickweed vs Forked chickweed

Cerastium holosteoides compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Chickweed	Forked chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus same	Cerastium	Cerastium
Species	Cerastium holosteoides	Cerastium dichotomum

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Chickweed and Forked chickweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cerastium.

Conservation Status

Big Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Forked chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Chickweed	Forked chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Norway, Russia, and United States.

Forked chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Big Chickweed

The Big Chickweed (Cerastium holosteoides) is a species in the genus Cerastium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States