Pimpernel
Common name
Pimpernel
Scientific Name
Lysimachia arvensis
Type of plant
Uncategorised
About this weed
There are two varieties of Pimpernel: one with bright blue flowers and the other with bright orange to red flowers. Both varieties have similar features although the blue variety is usually more robust. Both varieties originated from Europe and were probably introduced with horticulture. The Genus Anagallis has been renamed Lysimachia but some references still refer to the former Genus.
Description
Pimpernel is a low spreading annual with more or less square stems producing orange or blue flowers about 1 cm across in spring.
Impact on Bushland
Not available.
Location
Found scattered throughout the Eremaean and South-West Province in West Australia. It is an occasional crop of horticulture, crops and pastures and widespread in gardens, paddocks, granite outcrops and disturbed bushland.
Priority for removal
Unknown:
Management (hand)
Not available.
Management (herbicide)
Not available.
Flowering month/s
September, October, November
Flower colour/s
Blue, Orange
Information source
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/36375
Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. and Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia, Second Edition, The Weeds Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park, Western Australia.
Additional information
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/weeds/swanweeds/
