Sticky chickweed is a weedy annual found in many different habitats. It often grows in disturbed and well-drained soils. Sticky chickweed flowers in spring but dies back as the summer months heat up. A single stalk may bloom as many as 50 flowers at a time.
Interesting Facts
Sticky chickweed is sometimes called annual mouse-ear chickweed. Although many mouse-ear chickweed plants are annuals too, sticky chickweed has a very short lifespan. The plant usually dies off as the days become hotter during the summer.
Name Story
Sticky chickweed, Sticky mouse-ear chickweed The plants of the Cerastium genus are commonly known as mouse-ear chickweed. The name comes from the look of their hairy leaves which resemble mouse ears. In addition to that, the leaves of Cerastium glomeratum are sticky, hence the name sticky chickweed.
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