Lysimachia arvensis subsp. arvensis var. arvensis

Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 11/02/2006, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Karitane Peninsula, Otago.<br>Photographer: John Barkla, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>.

Cape Palliser.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 03/10/2009, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Shore of Lake Wairarapa.<br>Photographer: Jeremy R. Rolfe, Date taken: 27/11/2011, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Coromandel, November.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

pimpernel

Synonyms

Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. arvensis var. arvensis

Family

Primulaceae

Authority

Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns. & Anderb. subsp. arvensis var arvensis

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

NVS code

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ANAARV

Conservation status

Not applicable

Flower colours

Orange

Year naturalised

1838

Origin

Eurasia, warm temperate and subtropical Africa, S. America

Etymology

arvensis: Growing in arable fields

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