Common name:
Chickweed
Family:
Scientific name:
Stellaria media
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Fields, disturbed ground
Flowers:
Around 5 mm across; five clawed, white petals, divided to the base, and five longer (or equal length), unfused green sepals which have a covering of relatively long, glandular hairs, Between three and eight stamens, topped by reddish purple anthers
Leaves:
Opposite, light green, ovate to cordate, sparsely hairy along the lower midvein (and along the petiole), on round stems which have a narrow line of hairs, alternating in position between adjacent leaf nodes
Season:
January to December
Rarity:
★★★★★
