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Blue pimpernel

Anagallis foemina

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Small (8mm) blue flower with purple centre and yellow anthers; very low growing (30cm) ground plant; thick glossy leaves.

Habitat:

Average to poor soils, well draining, full to part sun, mediterranean climate

Notes:

Introduced species originally from Europe.

Also see Scarlet pimpernel http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8057210

Reference Links:

File:Anagallis foemina garganta y envés.jpg

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Comments (4)
MartinL
This is a perfectly clear shot argybee! I love the pimpernel but hardly see the blue one.
Mark Ridgway
thanks martin - sometimes the pocket camera is ok - couldn't resist these colours

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Flowers of Oceania
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Plants of South Eastern Australia

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PublishedJanuary 14, 2012

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