Stellaria Media

Scientific Name: Stellaria media

Common Name: common chickweed

Symbol: STME2

Category: Dicot

Genus: Stellaria

Family: Caryophyllaceae

Family Common Name: Pink family

Order: Caryophyllales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Annual, Perennial

Growth Habit: Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)

Edible: unknown

distinct flowers of chickweed

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Scientific Name: stellaria media

Common Name(s): Common Chickweed

Edible: yes

Medicinal: yes

Parts Used: root, stem, fruit, leaf

your_comforting_company 8 Mar, 2010	Common lawn weed. Notice flower parts in 5's. Although it looks like 10 seperate petals, each pair is actually connected at the base. A member of the family Caryophyllaceae (Pink), it contains some saponins and is kin to soapwort (saponaria).
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 8 Mar, 2010	many members of the pink family have petals that are split on the end, this split goes almost all the way to the base of the petal. leaves are simple and opposite. this is a low-growing / spreading plant
Current Rating: 0.0000

your_comforting_company 8 Mar, 2010	the whole plant is edible as a potherb or salad green. (Peterson, Elpel) it has diuretic, laxative, demulcent and mild anti-inflamatory properties. plant poultice can be used to treat minor burns and itchy or dry skin. as mentioned above, the plant contains saponins and can be used to make soapy solution for washing (Elpel) tea used to treat cough skin diseases and itch (Peterson)
Current Rating: 0.0000

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