Field Chickweed vs Forked chickweed

Cerastium arvense compared with Cerastium dichotomum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Field Chickweed	Forked chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (planta)	Plantae (planta)
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 arvense	Cerastium dichotomum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Field Chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Forked chickweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Field Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile, Colombia).

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States