Because some rain and very warm temperatures recently hit our area, the outside world is once again becoming alive. Many different wildflowers, both natives and non-natives, are blooming — although most of them are small and go unnoticed or ignored by people.
One of the European introductions to this country is common chickweed (Stellaria media) and you can find it just about everywhere around here. It’s along roadsides, in the woods, and in lawns and gardens.
Common chickweed grows about a foot tall, give or take a few inches, and has five-petaled white flowers that look like they’re actually 10-petaled because they’re deeply divided. You can find several other chickweeds locally if you know how to differentiate one from the other, but this is the one normally seen…