Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) - Weed Gallery

University of California Statewide IPM Program

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Abstract

University of California IPM weed profile for scarlet pimpernel: if consumed it can be toxic to livestock and humans, with toxicity ranging from virtually nontoxic to fatally toxic; stems are square in cross-section; leaves are stalkless and opposite; flowers have five salmon-orange petals. Anchors the toxicity statement and the square-stem, sessile-opposite-leaf and orange-flower tests that separate scarlet pimpernel from chickweed.

How to cite

University of California Statewide IPM Program 'Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) - Weed Gallery'. Available at: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/WEEDS/scarlet_pimpernel.html

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