Lysimachia foemina

Lysimachia foemina
Lysimachia foemina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species:
L. foemina
Binomial name
Lysimachia foemina
(Mill.) Manns & Anderb.
Synonyms
  • Anagallis foemina Mill.
  • Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina (Mill.) Schinz & Thell
  • Anagallis arvensis subsp. caerulea Hartm.

Lysimachia foemina is commonly known as blue pimpernel[1] or poor man's weatherglass,[citation needed] and was formerly called Anagallis foemina. It is a low-growing annual herbaceous plant in the genus Lysimachia of the family Primulaceae. In a comparison of DNA sequences, L. foemina was shown to be most closely related to L. monelli.[2] It had been thought by many to be closest to L. arvensis, and some authors had even included L. foemina as a subspecies of L. arvensis, as Anagallis arvensis subsp foemina.[3] These three species (L arvensis, L foemina and L monelli) were among several transferred from Anagallis to Lysimachia in a 2009 paper.[4]

  1. ^ Clive Stace, New Flora of the British Isles 4th edition 2019, p 552
  2. ^ Manns, Ulrika; Anderberg, AA (Dec 2007). "Relationships of Anagallis foemina and Anagallis arvensis (Myrsinaceae): New insights inferred from DNA sequence data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 45 (3): 971–980. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.07.022. PMID 17869544.
  3. ^ Clapham, Tutin, & Warburg: Flora of the British Isles, 2nd edition, page 435
  4. ^ Manns, Ulrika; Anderberg, Arne A. (July 2009). "New combinations and names in Lysimachia (Myrsinaceae) for species of Anagallis, Pelletiera and Trientalis". Willdenowia. 39 (1): 49–54. doi:10.3372/wi.39.39103. JSTOR 20699148.