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Overview
Common Chickweed is a common wildflower, found everywhere from coastal cliffs to gardens, farmyards to roadside verges.
Common Chickweed is an annual that produces small white flowers that can be seen all year-round. It particularly likes disturbed ground.
Key Facts
- Common Chickweed has small, star-like, white flowers, and oval, fresh green leaves. Its greatly branching stems often lie along the ground.
- As its common name suggests, Common Chickweed was used as feed for chickens and cage-birds.
- Height: up to 30cm
Status
Common.
Seasonality
All year round
