Anagallis arvensis L.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Anagallis// Species: Anagallis arvensis L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Micevski (1998) and Ferguson (1964 in Tutin et al.).

Distribution:  Native from Europe to Central Asia and Himalaya, North Africa to Ethiopia and Arabian Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal.

Habitat: Open habitats- clearings of forests, shrubland, rocky terrains.

Lifeform:  Annual plant. Therophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Flowering period:  Spring – summer (MAY, JUN, JUL).

Locality: Kochani region. Date: 20.06.2021.

Anagallis arvensis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska”River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anagallis arvensis – flowering stem. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska”River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anagallis arvensis – stem with cauline leaves, flower and flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska”River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anagallis arvensis – flower. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska”River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anagallis arvensis – flower. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska”River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anagallis arvensis – capsule. Osogovo, hilly region between the Gorge of “Kochanska”River and the Kochani landfill, 20.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: ridge between the Golema and Orizarska Rivers. Date: 04.07.2021.

Anagallis arvensis – stem with cauline leaves and flower. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anagallis arvensis – stem with cauline leaves and flower. Mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anagallis arvensis. Marhold, K. 2011+: Primulaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a93dabe9-09fa-4f00-b62c-d4c631c6580b [Accessed 25.03.2026].

Ferguson, L. F. 1964. Anagallis L. (incl. Centunculus L.). In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 3. Diapensiaceae to Myoporaceae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 28–29.

Lysimachia arvensis (L.) U.Manns & Anderb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77100386-1 [Accessed 13.11.2021].

Micevski, K. 1998. Anagallis L., The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia. Vol. I, Book 4. Skopje: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 816–819.

Last update: 25.03.2026.