Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Classic Common Chickweed: 3 styles, normally 3 - 5 but sometimes as many as 8 anthers - here there are five. Greater Chickweed has 10 anthers and Lesser between 1 and 3. Sepals very visible in Common Chickweed.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(27/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Classic Common Chickweed: 3 styles, normally 3 - 5 but sometimes as many as 8 anthers - here there are five. Greater Chickweed has 10 anthers and Lesser between 1 and 3. Sepals very visible in Common Chickweed.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Each flower tends to be cupped by four leaves.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(09/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Each flower tends to be cupped by four leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). This is my little finger - shows how small these flowers are.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(27/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). This is my little finger - shows how small these flowers are.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(11/07/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Classic leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). The purple dumbell like things are the anthers, some of them covered with pollen.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(23/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). The purple dumbell like things are the anthers, some of them covered with pollen.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(27/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). The sepals are always pale edged.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). The giss of the plant. Can be kind of mini-shrub clumps.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(07/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). The giss of the plant. Can be kind of mini-shrub clumps.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Or a bit straggly and ground-covering.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(27/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). Or a bit straggly and ground-covering.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). This is a taller, less ground-hugging specimen.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(09/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). This is a taller, less ground-hugging specimen.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(11/07/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!).

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(23/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!).

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(27/04/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). YYou can just make out the main stem: Common Chickweed has a line of hairs on its stems only one side, that changes sides at each pair of leaves.

Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)(07/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (all over the place in shady areas!). YYou can just make out the main stem: Common Chickweed has a line of hairs on its stems only one side, that changes sides at each pair of leaves.