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Common Chickweed

Stellaria media

Photo by BlueAppaloosa
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Description:

A small plant that's easy to overlook. Grows in kinda a mat, up to about 8 inches tall. Flowers are tiny, maybe a quarter-inch across. Leaves are opposite and pointed. Mostly hairless, with some hairs on seedpods and one side of the stem.

Habitat:

open field

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