Scarlet Pimpernel

Family: Primulaceae
Scientific name: Lysimachia arvensis
Description: Plant Form Annual or perennial herb Size 5-30 cm long Stem Creeping or weakly erect and hairless Leaves Grow oppositely along stems without a leaf sub-stem (i.e. directly from main stem), appear roughly triangular or spear shaped, 0.5-2.5 cm long Flowers Orange flowers that Grow from flower sub-stems arising from leaf axes, five-petaled, 0.5-1.2 cm wide, and has conspicuous yellow stamens Fruit and Seeds Capsules have five ridges and a transverse line, 3-5 mm wide Habitat Disturbed sites, pastures, near water Distinguishing Features Differs from other co-occurring Lysimachia species by having orange colored flowers. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Common, Invasive Garden Escapee Lifeform: Herbaceous

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