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Stellaria media, Linn. Chickweed. Fig. 3686. A low, decumbent annual weed common in all rich, moist, cult. soils, especially troublesome during the cooler months of the growing season and in frames, and the like, during winter. Lvs. 2 lines to 1 1/2 in. long, the lower petioled, the upper sessile: fls. axillary or in terminal leafy cymes; sepals longer than the petals. Eu., Asia; naturalized. B.B. 2:21.—It is considered to be a good fall and winter cover-plant in orchards and vineyards, but is never cult. It is a surface-rooting plant.  

Stellaria media. Chickweed. A low, decumbent annual [[weed]] common in all rich, moist, cult. soils, especially troublesome during the cooler months of the growing season and in frames, and the like, during winter. Lvs. 2 lines to 1 1/2 in. long, the lower petioled, the upper sessile: fls. axillary or in terminal leafy cymes; sepals longer than the petals. Eu., Asia; naturalized. —It is considered to be a good fall and winter cover-plant in orchards and vineyards, but is never cult. It is a surface-rooting plant.  

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| name = Common chickweed

 

| image = Chickweed (aka).jpg

===Propagation===

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| image_caption = Closeup of the common chickweed.

 

| regnum = [[Plant]]ae

===Pests and diseases===

| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

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| familia = [[Caryophyllaceae]]

| genus = ''[[Stellaria]]''

| species = '''''S. media'''''

| binomial = ''Stellaria media''

| binomial_authority = ([[L.]]) [[Dominique Villars|Vill.]]

| synonyms = ''Alsine media'' <small>L.</small><br>

''Stellaria Apetala'' <small>[[Bernardino da Ucria|Ucria]] ex [[Johann Jacob Roemer|Roem.]]</small>

The '''common chickweed''' (''Stellaria media'') is a cool-season annual [[plant]] native to [[Europe]], which is often eaten by [[chicken]]s. It is commonly also called '''Chickenwort''', '''Craches''', '''Maruns''', '''Winterweed'''. The plant germinates in fall or late winter, then forms large mats of foliage. Flowers are small and white, followed quickly by the seed pods. This plant flowers and sets seed at the same time.

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In both Europe and [[North America]] this plant is an invasive [[weed]] of gardens <ref>{{cite book | last=Neltje| first=Blanchan| authorlink=Neltje Blanchan | title=[[Wild Flowers Worth Knowing]] | year=2005 | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}</ref>, fields, and disturbed grounds. Control is difficult due to the heavy seed sets, although herbicides are effective when the plants are small. Common Chickweed is very competitive with small grains, and can produce up to 80% yield losses among barley.<ref>A. Davis, K. Renner, C. Sprague, L. Dyer, D. Mutch (2005). Integrated Weed Management. MSU.</ref>

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The plant has uses in folk medicine. 17th century herbalist [[John Gerard]] recommended it as a remedy for [[mange]]. Modern [[herbalist]]s prescribe it for skin diseases, [[bronchitis]], [[rheumatic]] pains, [[arthritis]] and [[period pain]]. a poultice of chickweed can be applied to cuts, burns and bruises. Not all of these uses are supported by scientific evidence.<ref>{{cite book|last=Howard| first=Michael| title=Traditional folk remedies : a comprehensive herbal| year=1987| publisher=Century| location=London| pages=p.119|isbn=  0712617310}}</ref>

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==References==

==References==

Chickweed water is an old wives' remedy for obesity.

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==External links==

==External links==

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