Common Chickweed

Found in:

• Lawns and landscape beds, especially shaded, moist areas

Characteristics:

• Low growing annual that forms a dense mat; can reach up to 40” across
• Stems are branched and mostly smooth (without hairs)
• Leaves are broadly elliptic to egg-shaped and pointed at the tip, arise in pairs (opposite one another) along stem
• Small, white flowers have 5 deeply divided petals appearing like 10 separate flower petals
• Shallow, fibrous root system

Significance:

• Tolerates low mowing height
• Can outcompete grass attempting to survive in moist, shaded areas

Plants that look similar:

• Mouse-ear Chickweed

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