ANAGALLISL. - PIMPERNEL
Scientific Description:
Annual (in Türkiye). Stems glabrous, quadrangular. Leaves sessile or amplexicaul, opposite or rarely whorled, dotted with brownish-red glands. Flowers axillary. Calyx deeply 5-partite. Corolla rotate, usually blue or red. Stamens with bearded filaments. Capsule globose, circumscissile.
Reference:
Leblebici E (1978). Anagallis L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 139.
Public Description:
Anagallis, commonly known as “pimpernel”, is a genus of herbaceous annual or perennial plants and mostly native to Türkiye and western Europe. There are approximately 34 species in the world and 3 species (6 taxa) in Türkiye. They usually have small flowers in blue or red color and their leaves are sessile and oppositely arranged.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anagallis /,Accessed date: 12.04.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Primulaceae/Anagallis/ / Accessed date: 12.04.2016.
Coşkunçelebi K (2012). Anagallis L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 767–771.
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