Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

Common Chickweed

Iroquois - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Rousseau, Jacques, 1945, Le Folklore Botanique De L'ile Aux Coudres, Contributions de l'Institut botanique l'Universite de Montreal 55:75-111, page 86

View all documented uses for Stellaria media (L.) Vill.

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Scientific name: Stellaria media (L.) Vill.
USDA symbol: STMEM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Chickweed
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Family (APG): Caryophyllaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: Plant eaten by chickens.

RECRD: 50175 id: 38859

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