Common mouse-ear chickweed
Cerastium fontanum, C. holosteoides
leaf
Small hairy leaves with a mild grassy taste, cooked or raw and chopped, like chickweed, its cousin.
- Origin
- Europe, widespread
- Where to find it
- Everywhere in lawns, grazed meadows and roadsides, from the lowlands to high mountains; in the mild climate of western Europe it can be found all year round.
- Season (United States)
- March to October
- Preparation
- The tender tops are snipped off with scissors, without the roots; they are washed well.
- Did you know?
- Its hairy leaves look like mouse ears: in English, it is “mouse-ear chickweed”.