Saturday 19 October 2024

Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed

Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium glomeratum, 球序卷耳).

This picture was taken in mid-March. This chickweed flowerings all over southern China in March and April and fruits over May and June. The whole plant has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to clear away heat and cool the blood; the leaves are regarded as nutritious, though it is a more common feed for livestock than people.

Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed by the Xiang River