Alpine Chickweed vs Sticky chickweed

Cerastium alpinum compared with Cerastium glomeratum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Chickweed	Sticky chickweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (bitki)	Plantae (bitki)
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 alpinum	Cerastium glomeratum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Alpine Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Sticky chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Chickweed	Sticky chickweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Chickweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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).

Alpine Chickweed

The Alpine Chickweed (Cerastium alpinum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States