Most wild herbs reproduce through seeds. That's why they have to bloom every year. The flower color serves as an important identifying feature when collecting. White specimens are particularly common. The flower shape varies, so each species actually blooms uniquely.
Which wild herbs have white flowers?
White-flowering wild herbs are common and varied, often with four or five petals. These include, for example, field pennywort, woodruff, meadow hogweed, wild garlic and daisies. The flower color is used for identification when collecting these native plants.
White flowers with four petals
- Pennigkraut: May to August; Grape
- Hairy foamwort: May to June; Grape
- True watercress: May to October; Grape
- Burdock bedstraw: July to September; Grape
- Meadow bedstraw: May to September; Grape
- Common horseradish: May to June; Grape
- Shepherd's Purse: May to September; Grape
- Garlic mustard: April to June; Grape
- Woodruff: May to June; Umbel
White flowers with five petals
- Earth chestnut: April to June; Umbel
- Frenchwort: May to October; Trugdolde
- Goat's beard: June to July; Panicle
- Common Bärwurz: May to June; Umbel
- Common lamb's lettuce: May to June; Mock Umbel
- Giersch: June to August; Umbel
- Little Bibernelle: June to October; Umbel
- Sweet Umbel: May to July: Umbel
- Tellerkraut: April to June; Whisk
- Devil's Claw: June to July; Ear of wheat
- Chickweed: March to October; Single flower
- Forest angelica: July to August; Umbel
- Forest sorrel: April to June; Single flower
- Meadow hogweed: June to October; Umbel
- Meadow chervil: April to June; Umbel
- Wild carrot: June to August; Umbel
Other white flowers
- Daisies: February to November; Single flower
- Mugwort: July to September; Panicle
- Wild garlic: April to May; Mock Umbel
- Chamomile: April to September; Single flower
- Canadian Fleabane: June to October; Panicle
- Meadowsweet: June to September; Panicle
- Belmissa: July to August; Whisk
- Yarrow: July to October; Grape
- White Deadnettle: May to September; Whisk
- Meadow daisy: May to October; Single flower
