Lysimachia minima (L.) Krause
chaffweed
Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
chaffweed
Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Plants annual, fibrous-rooted.
Leaves:
Leaves alternate (or some opposite near base of plant), ovate or obovate to spatulate, confluent with the stem, 2-11 mm.
Flowers:
Flowers sessile or short-stalked; corollas inconspicuous, salverform to slightly campanulate, white to pinkish, 1.5-2 mm wide; calyces divided almost to base, exceeding the corolla, 1.5-3 mm, lobes lanceolate and lacking scarious margins; pedicel 0-1 mm. Flowering May-Jun.
Fruits:
Capsules 1.5-2 mm.
Stems:
Stems erect or ascending (sometimes decumbent and rooting at the nodes), solitary or several, unbranched or branched near the base, 1-10 cm tall.
Source: The Vascular Flora of British Columbia, draft 2014.
Author: Jamie Fenneman
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Habitat and Range
Moist to wet vernal pools, shorelines, salt marshes, river banks, and disturbed areas in the lowland zone. Rare (infrequent?) in sw BC (s Vancouver I., Gulf Is., Lower Fraser Valley); BC east to NS, south to Mexico; Eurasia, South America.Source: The Vascular Flora of British Columbia, draft 2014.
Author: Jamie Fenneman
Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Anagallis minima (L.) Krause