Biology:List of plants known as chickweed

Chickweed is a common name most often applied to the plant species Stellaria media. Stellaria media is a common weed in North America and Europe and is an edible plant.

Mature Stellaria media plant

Chickweed is sometimes used as a common name for several other plants, many of which are relatives of Stellaria media in the family Caryophyllaceae:

Closeup of Stellaria media flowers

• Ageratum conyzoides - Chickweed
• Cerastium - Mouse-ear chickweed
• Holosteum - Jagged chickweed
• Moenchia - Upright chickweed
• Paronychia - Chickweed
• Stellaria pro parte - Chickweed
• Stellaria media - Common chickweed