About Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. ex Pers.
Cerastium brachypetalum Desp. ex Pers. is an annual spring-blooming plant species, commonly known by the common names gray chickweed, grey mouse-ear, and gray mouse-ear chickweed. Its native range covers Mediterranean and temperate Europe, northwestern Africa, the Caucasus, and Western Asia. It has been introduced to North America, where it is now naturalized. In the United Kingdom, the wild flower and plant charity Plantlife has named Cerastium brachypetalum as one of 101 species that are high priorities for conservation.