starwort
Small white wildflower
Starwort is any of several plants with star-shaped flowers or leaves, including chickweeds and various asters.
The name applies loosely across plant families—water starwort grows in ponds, while yellow starwort is a woodland aster.
The meadow was dotted with starwort and clover.
Common spreading garden weed
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
woodland · hedgerow · forb · groundcover · native · grassland · creeping · delicate
Small still body
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- submergedBelow water's surface
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- streamSteady continuous flow
ditch · floating · wetland · bog · marsh · waterway · oxygenator · pondweed
Moist healing application
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- folk-medicineTraditional healing without doctors
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- inflammationProtective tissue response
herbal · traditional · stitches · compress · external · demulcent · emollient
Daisy plant family
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- gardenCultivated plant area
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
cultivar · pollinator · hardy · clump-forming · showy
chickweed
Common spreading garden weed
- wildflowerUncultivated flowering plant
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
meadow · woodland · hedgerow · forb · groundcover · native · grassland · creeping · delicate · slender
pond
Small still body
- aquaticWater-inhabiting
- submergedBelow water's surface
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
stream · ditch · floating · wetland · bog · marsh · waterway · oxygenator · pondweed · shallow
poultice
Moist healing application
- remedyCurative treatment or fix
- folk-medicineTraditional healing without doctors
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
inflammation · herbal · traditional · stitches · compress · external · demulcent · emollient
asteraceae
Daisy plant family
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- gardenCultivated plant area
- ornamentalFor beauty, not function
purple · cultivar · pollinator · hardy · clump-forming · showy