Stellaria media
About
Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized throughout the world, where it is a weed of waste ground, farmland and gardens. It is sometimes grown as a salad crop or for poultry consumption.
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
How to use it
Stellaria media is utilized both as a salad crop for human consumption and as a food source grown for poultry.
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Gardening tip
Chickweed is often found in waste ground and gardens, so consider planting it in areas where you want to attract beneficial insects.
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In the kitchen
Stellaria media is sometimes grown as a salad crop, making it a fresh addition to your kitchen creations.
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Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Stellaria media
- Slug
- stellaria-media
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Caryophyllaceae
- Genus
- Stellaria
- Species
- media
- Wikidata QID
- Q158711
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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