Chickweed Yellow Flower

The plant germinates in autumn or.

Chickweed yellow flower.

Stellaria media chickweed is an annual and perennial flowering plant in the family caryophyllaceae. Furthermore star chickweed doesn t sprawl as heavily as common chickweed. Yellow flower red spots only in throat. Small plant red stems tiny reddish leaves yellow flower bottom petals spotted upper petals smaller lacking spots grows at low to mid elevations seep spring monkeyflower.

It is native to eurasia and naturalized throughout the world. The leaves of yellow pimpernel lysimachia nemorum are very reminiscent of common chickweed stellaria media. Bottom petals larger grows at mid to high elevations mountain monkeyflower. One distinguishing feature of the star chickweed is that its hairs extend onto the flower section.

Yellow pimpernel is an inedible mildly toxic plant that can be mistaken for chickweed. When neither plant s flowers are present however then we need to look for other differentiators. Turning to star chickweed a woodland wildflower which blooms in early spring we can see the overall plant does not get as full as common chickweed. Chickweed flowers are small white and are held tightly in the upper leaf axils.

They open into loose branching clusters with age on 1 2 inch hairy stalks. It is sometimes called common chickweed to distinguish it from other plants called chickweed. This species is used as a cooling herbal remedy and grown as a vegetable crop and ground cover for both human and poultry consumption. Star chickweed or stellaria pubera is a less known variant of chickweed that is mostly found on the east coast.

Again when yellow pimpernel s pretty yellow flowers are present the plant is relatively easy to recognise and differentiate from chickweed. Other common names include chickenwort craches maruns and winterweed.