1775 H. Rose in tr. C. Linnaeus App. 446 Caryophyllus arvensis umbelliferus... Field chickweed bearing the flowers in an umbel.
1853 A. Pratt II. 165 The Field Chickweed thrives best on dry, sandy, and gravelly places, flowering in June. Its large blossoms of pure white are very pretty.
2001 E. Hay 353 ‘Field chickweed,’ he says of the tiny white flowers everywhere.