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CHICKWEED, MOUSEEAR
Cerastium vulgatum

Mouseear chickweed growth habit.

Mouseear chickweed seedling.

Mouseear chickweed flower has five deeply divided white petals.



  • Some members of the chickweed family produce flowers than never open but still produce seed.

  • The leaves of mouseear chickweed can be boiled and eaten as greens.