What does a mouse-ear plant look like?

They look like green, hairy mouse ears are 3/4 to 1 ½ inches long and about ½ inch wide. The hairs give the leaves a grey-green color. The stems are hairy, spreading and root at the nodes where they touch the soil. The tiny white flowers appear in the spring.

Is mouse-ear chickweed invasive?

Mouse-eared chickweed, native to Europe, is one of the most widespread invasive plants in the world, distributed throughout the temperate and subarctic zones. It is found throughout North America.

What is mouse-ear chickweed used for?

The young shoots are edible and have been used as salad greens. In homeopathy, the plant is used to relieve rheumatic pains and psoriasis. Chickweed is noted as a folk remedy for many conditions, including asthma, blood disorders, conjunctivitis, constipation, inflammation, dyspepsia, skin ailments, and obesity.

How do you get rid of sticky mouse-ear chickweed?

Because Mouseear chickweed is a perennial weed, a broadleaf herbicide such as Ortho Weed-B-Gon or Gordon’s Lawn Weed Killer will yield the best results. Horticultural vinegar such as Green Gobbler Vinegar Weed & Grass Killer provides a natural solution.

What kind of plant is mouse ear chickweed?

Identification: Mouse-ear chickweed is a perennial broadleaf weed that invades turf through the spreading of prostrate stems which form dense, mat-like patches. In unmowed areas, plants can form a more upright mound which then give rise to spreading and invasive stems.

When does mouse ear flower in the UK?

Common Mouse-ear is a kind of chickweed with tiny white flowers that is found in all kinds of habitats all over the UK, from gardens to grasslands, waste grounds to walls. It flowers from April to September and its thought that its seeds can last in the soil for up to 40 years. It is considered a weed of cereal crops.

What does a mouse ear plant look like?

A low-growing, spreading plant, Common mouse-ear has tiny, white, five-petalled flowers; its dark green leaves are covered with white hairs. Widespread. Did you know? A single Common mouse-ear plant can produce as many as 6,500 seeds!

What kind of chickweed is in my yard?

There are two species of chickweed. There is perennial species, known as Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium vulgatum), which forms dense, low-lying patches within lawns and gardens. The other species, common chickweed (Stellaria media), is an annual and is easier to control.