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Anagallis linifolia

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Name

Identification
Anagallis linifolia L. [family PRIMULACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Harald Lindberg, Anagallis monelli L. [family PRIMULACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Anagallis coerulea
  • Anagallis monelli
  • Anagallis linifolia
Common name
  • Flaxleaf or Mediterranean pimpernel, Flora of North America Vol. 8

Flora

Entry for Anagallis monelli Linnaeus [family PRIMULACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 8,
Names
Anagallis monelli Linnaeus [family PRIMULACEAE], Sp. Pl., 1: 148. 1753 ,
Anagallis linifolia Linnaeus [family PRIMULACEAE]
Treatment Author(s)
Anita F. Cholewa
Information
Plants perennial. Stems erect or ascending, 1–5(–7) dm. Leaves opposite (whorled); blade linear-lanceolate to lanceolate or elliptic, 8–15(–20) × 2–6 mm. Pedicels ascending in fruit, 20–50 mm, longer than subtending leaf. Flowers: sepals 5, calyx divided to ca. 1/2, 4–6 mm, shorter than corolla, margins entire, narrowly scarious, apex acute to acuminate; petals 5, corolla blue or red, salverform (almost rotate) to slightly campanulate, 5–12 mm. Capsules 5–7 mm. Seeds 20–45. 2n = 22 (Europe).
Phenology
Flowering spring–fall
Altitude range
0–700 m
Distribution
sw Europenw Africa.USA Calif.USA Va.
Native/Introduced
introduced

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