Common chickweed

Stellaria media

Summary 6

Stellaria media, chickweed, is a cool-season annual plant native to Europe, which is often eaten by chickens. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. Other common names include chickenwort, craches, maruns, winterweed. The plant germinates in fall or late winter, then forms large mats of foliage. Flowers are small and white, followed quickly by the seed pods. This plant flowers and sets seed at the same time.

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  1. (c) Melissa McMasters, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/cricketsblog/25537389872/
  2. (c) Balázs Grill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/gbalage/3423262101/
  3. (c) Bastiaan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/84474308@N00/3386022896
  4. (c) Roberto R. Calderón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Roberto R. Calderón
  5. (c) Melissa McMasters, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/cricketsblog/25537373782/
  6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stellaria_media

More Info

iNat Map

Source Heineke
Flower color white
Type wildflower
Establishment non-native
Blooms (03) March, (04) April, (05) May, (06) June, (07) July, (08) August, (09) September, (10) October, (11) November