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Poorman's Weatherglass

Anagallis arvensis ssp. foemina

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Description:

Small flowers about 8 mm in diameter, short stalk, are produced in the leaf axils and are usually blue, but exceptionally they may be red. They have five lanceolate sepals and five petals. The filaments are about 3 mm long, with showy yellow anthers. The flowering period extends from April to October.

Habitat:

Roadside in Seih-Sou, the suburban pine forest of Thessaloniki (Greece).

Notes:

According to new comparisons of DNA sequences between the species of the genus anagallis, this subspecies is transered in the genus Lysimachia as a seperate species: Lysimachia foemina.

Reference Links:

Poorman's Weatherglass - Anagallis arvensis ssp. foemina - Overview, Lysimachia foemina

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Comments (2)
KostasZontanos
Thank you Stephanie. Adorable tiny flower! The first I photographed and was able to identify two years ago when I started the great adventure of observing the nature.

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PublishedApril 21, 2016

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