Plants : PrimulaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Anagallis arvensis L.

Scarlet Pimpernel

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Anagallis arvensis

Description: A common weed of arable fields. Usually red-flowered, occasionally eg around Whitehead, Co Antrim, blue-flowered.

All names: Anagallis arvensis L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Anagallis arvensis at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Anagallis arvensis at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Anagallis arvensis. L.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3943. Accessed on 2026-11-02.