Common Chickweed

Common Name: Common Chickweed

Botanical Name: Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Life Cycle: Annual (spreads by seeds)

Defining Identification Characteristics:

• Light green stems and leaves

• Leaves pointed

• Small, white flowers with five petals

• Petals are short and deeply lobed, may look like 10 petals instead of 5

• Prostrate stems creep along ground

• Foliage breaks away from roots easily

Common habitat:

• Turfgrass

• Landscape gardens

• Container plantings

Noxious Weed List/Legal Status:

Eradicate Control Restricted Specially Regulated Not Listed

Additional Information:

• Common chickweed - Weeds