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Scarlet pimpernel

Scientific name: Anagallis arvensis (Family Primulaceae)

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DESCRIPTION:

Scarlet pimpernel is a low-growing, branching annual. Leaves have purplish dots on the undersides and are somewhat rounded with triangular-shaped tips. They are arranged oppositely or in whorls of three along the square stem. Leaves may be attached to the stem by short petioles or they may be sessile (lacking a petiole). Flowers are salmon-colored and open when it is sunny.

Broadleaf ID illustration.

Text modified from Elmore, C.L., W.B. McHenry, and D.W. Cudney. 1989. Weed control in large turf areas. Chapter 3 in Turfgrass Pests. UC ANR Publication 4053.

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