Week 40: Chickweed (‘Stellaria media’)

Chickweed was @SpeciesofUK from 28^th October to 3^rd November, 2013.

Common chickweed, Stellaria media, is one of the UK's commonest weeds.

Chickweed
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It is an ephemeral species requiring only around thirteen weeks to flower and set seed. It can appear throughout the year.[1]

Week 37: Wormwood (‘Artemisia absinthium’)

Wormwood was @SpeciesofUK from 30^th September to 13^th October, 2013.

Wormwood is a herbaceous plant known for its medicinal uses and powerful essential oils.

Wormwood
[Source: Flickr Creative Commons © anticlimax]

It’s famous as one of the main constituent herbs in the spirit Absinthe.