Food Plants International - Plant Fact Sheets Drymaria cordata - West Indian Chickweed

Edible Portion: Leaves, Vegetable, Root

An annual herb. It climbs or creeps along the ground. It has branches that divide in two. It often forms a dense ground cover. The stems form roots at the nodes. The leaves are small, opposite and heart shaped. The leaves are 0.8-2 cm long by 0.5-2 cm wide. The flowers are small and white. The are in twice branched heads at the ends of the stems. The fruit is a capsule. It splits to release small seeds.