Stellaria media
Caryophyllaceae
Common Chickweed
Erect to prostrate annual, often overwintering. Stems have single row of wavy hairs running along one side. Leaves 1/3–1 3/4 in. long, egg-shaped, flat, shiny, entire. Flowers 1 to many in clusters near stem tips, bracts around flowers leaf-like. Flower petals white, 2-lobed, slightly shorter than sepals or missing. Grows in oak woods, meadows, disturbed soils. Often a weed in gardens and lawns. Native of southwestern Europe. Stellaria crispa, a hairless common native, is prostrate to spreading, often to 20 in. The white flowers are small, with very small or no petals.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Annual, Perennial
- Height: 6–18 inches
- Habitat: Disturbed, Meadow
- Found In: East Gorge, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: No
