Common Name: Field chickweed

(USDA lists 5 ssp. of which only ssp. strictum is found in WA state)
ssp. arvense: NE North America
ssp. fuegianum: CO, UT
ssp. maximum: OR, CA
ssp. strictum: North America
ssp. velutinum: Great Lakes


Note white, notched petals, pointed, linear leaves, generally hairless, with small leaves inside the larger leaves on stem. Found in many open areas at low to high elevations.

Puget Sound shoreline; east Olympics
TRAILS: Washington Park; Mt. Townsend
HABITAT: Open area
ELEVATIONS: 3-1,905 m (15 - 6,250 ft.)