#anagallis

As of 2022, the blue-flowering form of the Scarlet Pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis var. caerulea has been elevated to its own species, named after Pehr Loefling, the Swedish botanist who collected blue-flowered pimpernel plants in Spain.

Like the Scarlet, this Primula is now found in most parts of the world. Quite often right next to the other one.

Je reviens à mon projet de présenter la plupart de mes 55000 photos (nouveau compte approximatif. On se rapproche du présent !).

2016. Marseille en avril. Un peu de botanique au Mont Rose :

- coquelicot

- Ophrys jaune

- Lagurus (Queue-de-Lapin)

- Iris

- Mouron bleu

Plant of the Day

Saturday 15 August 2020

The small, low-growing Anagallis arvensis (scarlet pimpernel, shepherd's weatherglass, old man's weathervane) has survived the harvest. This annual wildflower can be found in arable fields and gardens (including my gravel driveway), on coastal cliffs, roadside verges and chalk downlands. The flowers are usual red and occasionally blue, they close when atmospheric pressure falls and stormy weather approaches so resulting in some of their country names.

heres my girl ana again,,,my child. my dorter.

AKA Lysimachia arvensis, red pimpernel, red chickweed, poor man's barometer, poor man's weather-glass, shepherd's weather glass or shepherd's clock.

Some of the common names derive from the fact the flowers only open in sunlight, although you’d think Shepherds etc would notice the way the sun was shining without having to check the plant first. Also despite the name, it frequently comes in bright blue, and sometimes pink. 

Native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, but now an invasive weed worldwide. This one was photographed in Waipukurau, NZ, by @purrdence, but we get the blue version in our own backyard here in Perth.

Used for a wide variety for medicinal purposes over the years, despite the lack of clinical evidence that it worked for any of them. Certainly, it can vary from ‘mostly harmless’ to ‘deadly poisonous’.