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DESCRIPTION:
Common chickweed, a winter annual, is a low-growing, succulent weed
that often spreads out in extensive mats. It may survive the summer
months in shady, cool areas that offer sufficient moisture. Along
the California coast, it can survive year-round. Seed leaves have
prominent midveins and are about four times as long as broad, tapering
to a point at the tip. True leaves are broader, opposite, and yellow
green. Chickweed mats may cover a large area. Stems are trailing,
weak, and slender, with a line of hairs down the side. Mature leaves
are ovate and opposite on the stem. Most leaves are attached to
the stem by hairy petioles, but some upper leaves lack petioles.
Flowers are small but showy with five deeply cut white petals.
See UC IPM's Chickweeds Pest
Note for more information.
Broadleaf ID illustration.
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