Question: I have been searching to identify this plant. I grows very much like a common chickweed, which is what I …
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Question
I have been searching to identify this plant. I grows very much like a common chickweed, which is what I thought it was. I found it growing out from moss at the edge of a mulched garden in the shade of a rhododendron in Woodbury, CT. Help?
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Dear earthrhythms, your plant is Lysimachia arvensis (scarlet pimpernel), a species formerly known as Anagallis arvensis (this latter name is the name you will find it indexed under in most wild flower guides). It is a native of Europe that is naturalized in New England.
