Centunculus minimus Linnaeus. Common name: Chaffweed, False-pimpernel. Phenology: (Feb-) Mar-Aug. Habitat: Ditches, wet disturbed areas, pine savannas, pond margins. Distribution: This species occurs in widely scattered areas, nearly cosmopolitan.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tx, W; = Anagallis minima (L.) E.H.L.Krause — Ar, Fl5, FNA8, GW2, Il, Meso4.1, Mo3, NcTx, Tn, Va, WH3; = Lysimachia minima (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. — Can, K4, NE, Manns & Anderberg (2009). Basionym: Centunculus minimus L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Anagallis minima - FNA8
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
- Great Plains: FACW (name change)
- Midwest: FACW (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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