Chickweed Weed
By Josie Borlongan, Garden Guides Contributor
Chickweeds are low, inconspicuous plants that form mats along the ground. They belong to the family Caryophyllaceae. The flowers resemble tiny carnations, and the species are related. Chickweeds are named as such because chickens love to eat them. Chickweeds are edible and can be eaten raw or cooked.
Chickweeds have the tiny oval leaves that grow in pairs. The stems are fine and delicate, with a line of fine white hairs along one side. Flowers are tiny with five petals and white in color, they are so deeply cleft that they look like ten petals help distinguish chickweed from other plants.
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