Kendall County (IL) Forest Preserve District
Field Chickweed
(Field Mouse-ear)
Cerastium arvense
[C-value
6]
Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)
Blooms
May
The native Field Chickweed is uncommon in our area but may be found in open woodlands or along stream banks. It has opposite untoothed leaves that clasp the stem. Its 5-petaled deeply-cleft white blossoms have longer and brighter petals than the other chickweeds.
Field Chickweed at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve May 17, 2015
Field Chickweed at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve May 17, 2015
Field Chickweed foliage at Pickerill/Pigott Forest Preserve May 17, 2015
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