Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Globular cluster type arrangement of flowers - Common Mouse-ear has a much looser arrangment of wider-petalled flowers than this, but notably doesn't have these glandular hairs - hence "Sticky".

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (21/05/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Globular cluster type arrangement of flowers - Common Mouse-ear has a much looser arrangment of wider-petalled flowers than this, but notably doesn't have these glandular hairs - hence "Sticky".

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (16/04/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block).

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (07/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields). The narrowness of the petals compared to Common Mouse-ear is much more evident here.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (10/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields). The narrowness of the petals compared to Common Mouse-ear is much more evident here.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (07/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields). Really globular cluster here!

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields). This makro shot clearly shows the glands on the hairs which Common Mouse-ear (mostly) lacks.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (26/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields). This makro shot clearly shows the glands on the hairs which Common Mouse-ear (mostly) lacks.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (26/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields).

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (26/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields). My thumb here showing how tiny these flowers are.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (16/04/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). Glandular hairs clearly visible in this image, which Common Mouse-Ear lack.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (16/04/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). Glandular hairs clearly visible in this image, which Common Mouse-Ear lack.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (26/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (fields).

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (16/04/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Close up of young plant showing all those little glandular hairs. You can see why it's called Mouse-Ear - these little hairy leaves.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (26/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). Close up of young plant showing all those little glandular hairs. You can see why it's called Mouse-Ear - these little hairy leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). You can see why these are called "Mouse-ear" from these little hairy leaves!

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (26/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (car park). You can see why these are called "Mouse-ear" from these little hairy leaves!

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (16/04/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). Leaves/stem of a different specimen - they are often greener in shadier areas, and paler and with redder stems in the sunshine.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (03/05/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). Leaves/stem of a different specimen - they are often greener in shadier areas, and paler and with redder stems in the sunshine.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). Opened fruit lower centre, fruit forming upper right.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (16/04/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). Opened fruit lower centre, fruit forming upper right.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). This is the seed casing - it doesn't angle upwards at the end the way Common Mouse-ear's do.

Sticky Mouse-Ear (Cerastium glomeratum) (03/05/2022) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear of stable block). This is the seed casing - it doesn't angle upwards at the end the way Common Mouse-ear's do.