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GOOD Star Chickweed
May 5, 2026 Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera), a beautiful, a well behaved, native plant that shares the tragic common name of “Chickweed” with Common Chickweed (Stellaria media), a non-native, aggressive invasive. Star Chickweed has a flower that is twice the size of a Common Chickweed flower. Both the Star Chickweed and the Common Chickweed have…
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Precious Star Chickweed
April 14, 2025 Another native plant that lives in the shadow of a somewhat similar non-native invasive plant. This is Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera), in bloom right now along trails up here in the mountains. Having the name Chickweed in its common name I’m sure will turn people off but this is a good plant.…