Chickweed Stellaria media

Features

Habitat: cultivated soil, ruderal surfaces, along roads, wheels in forests. It is also used for salads and other vegetable dishes and for medicinal purposes (creams, teas, other preparations). Weeds are very common in gardens and fields.

Species	Annual and biennial plant
Living space	Cultivated areas, Field, Meadow
Size	3-40 cm

Specialty habitat

Description

This species is an annual in colder climates, becoming evergreen and perennial in warmer zones, with weak slender stems, up to 40 cm. Plants are sparsely hairy. Stellaria media has one line of fine hairs on the stem. The leaves are oval and opposite, the lower ones with stalks. Flowers are white and small with five very deeply lobed petals. Some plants have no petals. There are usually three stamens and three styles. The flowers quickly form capsules. Plants may have flowers and capsules at the same time.