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CAN YOU TELL THESE APART?
Both are tiny lawn weeds. One is salad. One is poison
SAFE
chickweed
Stellaria media
tiny white star flowers, single line of hairs on stem
TOXIC
scarlet pimpernel
Anagallis arvensis
tiny orange-red flowers, square stems, toxic
How to tell them apart
White star flowers with split petals = chickweed. Orange-red flowers = scarlet pimpernel.
You can tell them apart right now. The real question is whether you'll still know in three weeks — BloomEDU quizzes you on this pair until the name sticks.
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