chickweeds
Small white wildflowers
Chickweeds is the plural of chickweed, a common low-growing plant with small white flowers found in lawns, gardens, and waste places.
Various species exist, all characterized by weak stems and paired leaves.
Chickweed is considered a weed by gardeners but has traditional uses as a salad green and in folk medicine.
Safe to consume
- greensLeafy edible plants
- saladCold dressed vegetables
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
- foragerOne seeking wild food
herbalism · gatherer · trailside · wilderness · bushcraft · nutrition · sustenance · snack
Having soft green stems
- annualOccurring every year
- floraPlants of a region
- dicotyledonPlant with paired embryonic leaves
- angiospermPlant producing flowers, fruits
perennial · seedling · germination · inflorescence · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · vegetation · biennial
Woven protective surface
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- spreadingExtending over space
- shade-tolerantGrows well in shadow
understory · lawn · turf · carpet · dense · prostrate · ground-hugging · self-seeding
Encroaching without welcome
- overgrowthUncontrolled plant expansion
- spreadingExtending over space
- unwantedNot wished for
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
pulling · uprooting · hoeing · herbicide · mulching · clearing · infestation · proliferation
Able to recover quickly
- tolerantAccepting of differences
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
persistent · hardy · robust · opportunistic · overwintering · prolific · thriving · ubiquitous
edible
Safe to consume
- greensLeafy edible plants
- saladCold dressed vegetables
- wildcraftingGathering uncultivated natural materials
forager · herbalism · gatherer · trailside · wilderness · bushcraft · nutrition · sustenance · snack · potherb
herbaceous
Having soft green stems
- annualOccurring every year
- floraPlants of a region
- dicotyledonPlant with paired embryonic leaves
angiosperm · perennial · seedling · germination · inflorescence · chlorophyll · photosynthesis · vegetation · biennial · pollination
matting
Woven protective surface
- low-growingRemaining near ground level
- creepingMoving slowly, stealthily
- spreadingExtending over space
shade-tolerant · understory · lawn · turf · carpet · dense · prostrate · ground-hugging · self-seeding · patches
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- overgrowthUncontrolled plant expansion
- spreadingExtending over space
- unwantedNot wished for
eradication · pulling · uprooting · hoeing · herbicide · mulching · clearing · infestation · proliferation · sprouting
resilient
Able to recover quickly
tenacious · persistent · hardy · robust · opportunistic · overwintering · prolific · thriving · ubiquitous · common
chickweedsgarden roses
Ornamental flowering shrubs
ornamental plants · cultivars · orchids · topiary · hothouse flowers
chickweedsroses
Thorny flowering shrubs
orchids · heirloom plants · rare specimens · heritage varieties