Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
Common Chickweed
Common chickweed is an annual flowering plant with a hardy nature, characterized by its terete and glabrous stems that grow up to 40 cm long. The leaves are green, hairless, and oval, typically 6 to 25 mm long. The flowers are small, less than 1 cm in diameter, with five bifid white petals and sepals that have long, wavy hairs on their outer sides.
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Caryophyllales
Caryophyllaceae
Stellaria
The plant contains various chemical compounds including anthraquinones (emodin, parietin, questin), flavonoids (kaempferol-3,7-O-α-L-dirhamnoside), phytosterols (β-sitosterol, daucosterol), and fatty alcohols (1-hexacosanol). It also includes triterpenoid saponins, proanthocyanidins, and other flavonoid constituents.
Common chickweed is edible and often used raw in salads. It has medicinal properties, traditionally used for treating itchy skin conditions, pulmonary diseases, and iron-deficiency anemia. It is also known to be consumed by chickens, wild birds, and mountain sheep.
Throughout the year in northern Europe
Up to 40 cm (16 inches)
White
Lawns, meadows, waste places, and open areas
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