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PLANTS

Common chickweed

Stellaria media

Plants
ToxicIntroducedHerbAnnual · Perennial
Common chickweed, In flower
Common chickweed, In fruit
Common chickweed, photo 3 of 5

Toxic. Annual herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 127 observations of Common chickweed in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Côte-Nord and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak from May to July and become rare from November to March.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale36
  2. Côte-Nord15
  3. Lanaudière12
  4. Montérégie12
  5. Montréal11
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean8
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue6
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  9. Bas-Saint-Laurent5
  10. Estrie5
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  12. Laval3
  13. Laurentides3
  14. Outaouais2
  15. Mauricie1

Habitat

FieldsBoaz Yoffe B Sc

Similar species

Giant chickweedStellaria aquatica
Common mouse-ear chickweedCerastium fontanum
Thymeleaf sandwortArenaria serpyllifolia
Big chickweedCerastium holosteoides
TOXIC
Petty spurgeEuphorbia peplus
Hairy bittercressCardamine hirsuta
American golden saxifrageChrysosplenium americanum
Grass-leaf starwortStellaria graminea
Thymeleaf speedwellVeronica serpyllifolia
MoneywortLysimachia nummularia
Spring drabaDraba verna
TOXIC
Scarlet pimpernelLysimachia arvensis