Anagallis foemina Mill.

Taxonomy: Fam. Primulaceae// Genus: Anagallis// Species: Anagallis foemina Mill.

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

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

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

Habitat: Open habitats- pastures, shrubland, disturbed ground.

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

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 15.05.2022.

*Anagallis foemina* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 30.05.2021.

*Anagallis foemina* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 30.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: village of Beli. Date: 30.05.2021.

*Anagallis foemina* – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 06.06.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anagallis foemina. 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/684af299-f724-455e-86ec-576aa0ff74d2 [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.

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.

Lysimachia foemina (Mill.) U.Manns & Anderb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77100397-1 [Accessed 04.12.2021].

Last update: 25.03.2026.

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