I found my first little bloom today and it's an old friend. Really, you say? Well, it is because it's such an easy little guy to control. It's fancy name is Stellaria media and it's scary name is CHICKWEED! Chickweed looks like it has 10 petals when in fact it has 5 deeply lobed petals. There's more at the bottom of the post and yes, chicks like to eat it...hence the name. To see more macros, visit Lisa at
http://lisaschaos.com/ . :0)
Do you see the green star?
Actual size compared to a pencil.
Other facts: native to Europe, very fragile root system so it's easy to pull up, cannot take heat or drought, edible (I'll try some tomorrow!) and filled with Vitamin C, a late Winter groundcover here in South Texas, seeds can stay dormant for 25 to 40 years, can be fed to chicks, described by Linneaus long ago.
Thanks for visiting! Happy Macro Monday.
