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Scarlet pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis
Photo by: Constantinos Dougas
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Scarlet pimpernel - Anagallis arvensis.
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Anagallis arvensis
Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Myrsinaceae
Genus: Anagallis
The scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) is a low-growing plant in the family Myrsinaceae.
This common European plant is generally considered a weed and is an indicator of light soils.
The stems are about 45 cm long and generally prostrate. The bright green ovate sessile leaves grow opposite. The small orange flowers grow in the leaf axils from spring till autumn. The petal margin is somewhat crenate.
The subspecies Anagallis arvensis ssp. foemina has bright, deep blue flowers. Many botanist consider it a species on its own, namely Anagallis foemina.
Source: Scarlet pimpernel. (2006, November 30). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 21:28, December 6, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scarlet_pimpernel&oldid=91205537
