Spring Foraging Guide: Common Chickweed

How a Little Star Staved Off Scurvy and So Much More

Its Latin name, stellaria media, means “little star,” a perfect description of chickweed. It is a soft, subtle spring herb. Its petals are so pint-sized and its leaves and stems are delicate. Chickweed is a spring ephemeral and is quite easy to identify, so you can quickly feel confident in foraging it. While this plant is not native to the United State…