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Stellaria media
Common chickweed is a small, green plant with tiny white flowers. It grows close to the ground and is often found in gardens and fields, making it a friendly plant to spot while exploring nature.
Habitat: Urban areas
The common chickweed has small, oval, bright green leaves that grow in a sprawling mat. Its tiny white flowers appear to have ten petals, but each of its five true petals is deeply split, creating a star-like shape. It often forms a dense ground cover.
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Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Chickweed seeds can stay alive in the soil for over 50 years, waiting for the perfect time to sprout!
If you pull up a chickweed plant, it can sometimes re-root and keep growing if even a small piece is left!
Its scientific name, Stellaria, means 'little star,' because its tiny white flowers look like twinkling stars!
People have used chickweed leaves to soothe itchy skin for hundreds of years, like a natural bandage!
Common chickweed can grow incredibly fast and spread quickly to cover ground, helping it find sunlight and space.
Common chickweed has a special ability to grow and even flower in cool weather, sometimes even under snow!
Common chickweed can pollinate itself, ensuring it makes seeds even when no insects are around to help.

Passer domesticus
birds love its seeds and tender leaves
Apis mellifera
bees visit its tiny flowers for nectar
Arion lusitanicus
slugs munch on its tender leaves
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Medicinal plants possess chemical compounds that can be used for therapeutic purposes to treat illnesses or maintain health.
Edible plants are those parts of a plant that are considered safe for human consumption.
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
Rapid growing plants exhibit accelerated growth rates, quickly increasing in size and biomass within a short period.
This habitat trait indicates species that can coexist with humans in urban and suburban environments, utilizing man-made structures and green spaces.
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Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always check with an adult before touching or eating any plants.
5-50 cm
10-60 cm
0.5-1 cm
Year-round in mild climates, spring-fall elsewhere
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Annual
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