| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Mountains and Piedmont only; absent from the Sandhills and Coastal Plain.
Native to the eastern Mediterranean region; in N.A. -- N.B. to Ont. and B.C. south to GA, OK, CA. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon to locally fairly common. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, along creeks, alluvial soil, campus weed, diabase dike (Durham Co.). | |
| Phenology | Flowering and fruiting March-June. | |
| Identification | This looks much like some species of Cerastium, but but it ranges up to a foot tall. The inflorescence is distinctive: an umbel of 3-10 very thin stalks, each terminated by a small flower. The sepals and the white petals are about the same length. In fruit, these long stalks often hang diagonally downward, giving a very distinctive look to the upper part of the plant. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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