The Mouse-eared Chickweed is very common all over the country. It grows
in dry places, on old walls or on sandy ground, and it is in flower all
summer.
It is a much smaller plant than the Common Chickweed. The white flowers
are very tiny, and most of them grow in clusters at the end of short
stalks which branch from the main stem. But you will also find a single
flower appearing between the green leaves which grow in pairs at
intervals up the main stem.
These leaves are very hairy. Sometimes they are sticky, and the whole
plant is usually covered with dust, and is not at all attractive.
The Mouse-eared Chickweed is not such a feeble, straggling plant as the
Common Chickweed. Its stems are stronger, and they rise straight from
the ground without requiring support.