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Cerastium arvense | Field chickweed | Edible Uses

View photos of the edible plant Cerastium arvense (Field chickweed), profiled in Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico.

A passage from Wild Edible Plants of New Mexico:

Simply a pleasant tasting (slightly cucumber–like) potherb, eat Chickweed fresh or as a boiled/steamed green. The leaves and flowers are more palatable than the stems. Many species are a bit hairy. They quickly become tiresome if consumed in large (more
than a handful) quantities.