Lysimachia arvensis

Also known as Scarlet pimpernel, Shepherd's Clock, blue-scarlet pimpernel, red chickweed, poorman's barometer, shepherd's weather glass

species of plant

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Lysimachia arvensis is a small flowering plant that belongs to the primrose family and commonly grows in cultivated fields and disturbed areas across many regions. While it may seem inconspicuous, it serves as an indicator of soil conditions and human land use, making it of interest to botanists and ecologists studying how plants colonize different environments.

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Species

Lysimachia arvensis

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderEricales
FamilyPrimulaceae

Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, Canary Is.

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Image: Scarlet Pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis) - Pollença, Spain 2022-04-15.jpg

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Lysimachia arvensis, syn. Anagallis arvensis, commonly known as scarlet pimpernel, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock, is a species of low-growing annual plant with brightly coloured flowers, most often scarlet but also bright blue and sometimes pink. The native range of the species is Europe and Western Asia and North Africa. The species has been distributed widely by humans, either deliberately as an ornamental flower or accidentally. L. arvensis is now naturalised almost worldwide, with a range that encompasses the Americas, Central and East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Malesia, the Pacific Islands, Australasia and Southern Africa.