Identify Chickweed Plants: Uncover the Secrets of This Common Weed

Identifying chickweed is an easy process if you know what to look for. Common Chickweed has simple lance shaped to ovate leaves that are simple along the margins and white flowers that look like they have ten petals. Mouse-ear Chickweed has slightly larger leaves and more bell shaped flowers. Field Chickweed has larger leaves and more bell shaped flowers. 

The second type of Chickweed we will be covering is called Mouse-ear Chickweed or Cerastium vulgatum. This type of Chickweed is similar to common Chickweed but it has slightly larger leaves and the flowers are more bell shaped. It is also an annual plant and can be found in the spring, summer and fall.

The third type of Chickweed we will be covering is called Field Chickweed or Cerastium arvense. This type of Chickweed is similar to Mouse-ear Chickweed but it has larger leaves and the flowers are more bell shaped. It is also an annual plant and can be found in the spring, summer and fall.

All three types of chickweed are annual plants and can be found in the spring, summer and fall. Knowing how to identify chickweed can help you identify and remove it from your garden or yard.