Caryophyllaceae FAMILY

Cerastium viscosum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Cerastium viscosum is an annual plant that can grow up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope to E. Asia. Naturalized in N. America.

HabitatNaturalized in waste places, fields and roadsides from S. Newfoundland to Florida and California[ 43 Title Gray's Manual of Botany.Eighth Edition Publication Author Fernald. M. L. Publisher American Book Co.; New York Year 1950 ISBN 0442222505 Description A bit dated but a good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America. ].