Lysimachia arvensis
(Pimpernel)
Lysimachia arvensis, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 2835
Lysimachia arvensis, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0309
Lysimachia arvensis, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 0304
Lysimachia arvensis, Pace Bend Park, Travis Co. 2838
| Scientific Name | Lysimachia arvensis (var. caerula) (Anagallis arvensis) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ANAR |
| Common Name | Pimpernel | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24043 |
| Family | Primulaceae (Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils in open, sunny, disturbed locations; widespread, introduced from the Mediterranean. Plant: Annual or biennial with prostrate to spreading to erect stems 2 to 18 inches long. Leaves: Opposite sometimes whorled above, sessile, ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, 0.2 to 1.2 inches long and up to 0.4 inches; wide, edges ar entire to shallowly dentate and the surfaces are smooth. Inflorescence: Red to salmon-colored or blue flowers up to 3/4-inch diameter; corolla has 5 spreading, overlapping lobes (petals) with small, cland-tipped hairs arond the tips, small red center; protrudung stigma and stamens with yellow anthers. Bloom Period: Spring and summer. References: Jepson Floral Project and SEINet Note: The blue version of L. arvensis was formerly named var. caerula (or coerula); also, there is disagreement on whether the genus name is Lysimachia or Anagallis. |
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Texas Status: Introduced |
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