*Anagallis latifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Blue Pimpernel. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported as introduced in PA, KY, OH, and other scattered states north and west of our area (Kartesz 1999).
Origin/Endemic status: Europe
Synonymy ⓘ: = Anagallis arvensis L. ssp. coerulea Hartm. — S; = Anagallis arvensis L. ssp. foemina (Mill.) Schinz & Thell. — Mo3, misapplied; = Anagallis arvensis L. var. caerulea (Schreb.) Gren. & Godr. — C, G, S13; = Anagallis foemina Mill., misapplied; = Lysimachia foemina (Mill.) U.Manns & Anderb. — Manns & Anderberg (2009); = Lysimachia loeflingii F.J.Jiménez-López & M.Talavera — Jiménez-López et al (2022); = n/a — Pa; < Anagallis arvensis L. — F, FNA8, GW2, Il, RAB, Tat, W; < Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. — K4. Basionym: Anagallis latifolia L. 1753
Links to other floras: < Anagallis arvensis - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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