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Common Chickweed

Common Chickweed at the base of a wall

Flowers andpaired  leaves

5 petals, 5 sepals, 3 styles and 3 stamens  

Side view of styles and 2 stamens with purple anthers

Side view of flower, hairy sepals, purple anthers

Opposite, slightly fleshy leaves

Single rows of hairs on stems

Habit of an expanding colony