sticky chickweed (Cerastium viscosum)

Family: Caryophyllaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Cerastium viscosum is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft). The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs). Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Leaves and young shoots. No more details are given. — Leaves and young shoots.; No more details are given.

Habitat & North American Range

Naturalized in waste places, fields and roadsides from S. Newfoundland to Florida and California. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)