Fivestamen chickweed vs Sticky chickweed

Cerastium semidecandrum compared with Cerastium glomeratum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fivestamen chickweed	Sticky 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 semidecandrum	Cerastium glomeratum

Evolutionary Relationship

Fivestamen chickweed and Sticky chickweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cerastium.

Conservation Status

Fivestamen chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Sticky chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fivestamen chickweed	Sticky chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fivestamen chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

Sticky chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar, Zimbabwe), Asia (7 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States