Low-growing, square-stemmed annual with oval, pointed leaves, black-dotted underneath. Often grows along roadsides.
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Scarlet Pimpernel
Genus species:
Anagallis arvensis
Common Name:
Scarlet Pimpernel
Family Name:
Primulaceae
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves various, simple and entire in most; flowers bisexual, regular, in various clusters; fruit a capsule with free central placentation.
Seed Type
Angiosperm
Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA terminology
Nonnative
Category:
Wildflower
Flower Color:
Pink/Red Orange
Identified by:
M. Becus
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