Anagallis arvensis




Family Myrsinaceae (alt. Primulaceae)
Scientific name Anagallis arvensis L.
Synonyms Anagallis arvensis L. forma azurea Hylander; Anagallis arvensis L. forma caerulea (L.) Lüdi; Anagallis arvensis L. forma phoenicea (Gouan) Baumgarten ex H. Hara; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. arvensis forma lilacina (Alefeld) Schinz & Thellung; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. caerulea Hartmann; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. caerulea auct., non Hartmann; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. carnea (Schrank) Gusuleac & Morariu; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. foemina (Miller) Schinz & Thellung ex Schinz & R. Keller; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. latifolia (L.) Arcangeli; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. latifolia (L.) Braun-Blanquet & Maire; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. micrantha (Grenier & Godron) Rouy; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. micrantha (Grenier & Godron) P. Fournier; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. monelli Arcangeli; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. parviflora (Hoffmannsegg & Link) Arcangeli; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. phoenicea Vollman; Anagallis arvensis L. subsp. phoenicea (Scopoli) Vollman; Anagallis arvensis L. var. caerulea (L.) Gouan; Anagallis arvensis L. var. micrantha Grenier & Godron; Anagallis arvensis L. var. parviflora (Hoffmannsegg & Link) Cesati et al.; Anagallis arvensis L. var. phoenicea Gouan; Anagallis caerulea L.; Anagallis caerulea Lamarck, non L.; Anagallis caerulea Schreber, non L.; Anagallis carnea Schrank; Anagallis carnosa Kitt; Anagallis coerulea L.; Anagallis foemina Miller; Anagallis indica Sweet; Anagallis latifolia L.; Anagallis mas Villars; Anagallis phoenicea (Gouan) Scopoli; Anagallis platyphyllos Baudo; Anagallis pulchella Salisbury; Anagallis punctifolia Stokes
Common name (Japanese common name) ruri-hakobe (ルリハコベ, 瑠璃繁縷 [Cobalt hakobe (meaning of hakobe is unknown])
(English common name) bird's eye, poorman's weatherglass, red pimpernel, scarlet pimpernel, shepherd's clock, shepherd's weatherglass
Distribution (Japan) mainly coastal area of Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia, China, Taiwan, Australia, Bhutan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Europe, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia
Habitat Seaside, field
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Leaves 1-2.5cm long, 0.5-1.5cm wide. Flowers red orange or blue 10-13mm across, flowering in March to May. Annual plants.
Reference Anagallis arvensis L.
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Note Anagallis arvensis L. might be a naturalized plant.



April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden



April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
April 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden