Anagallis arvensis, also known as the scarlet pimpernel, is a low-growing annual plant with brightly colored flowers that can be found in Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It has been widely distributed by humans and is now naturalized in many parts of the world. The plant is traditionally considered a weed and is an indicator of light soils. It has a variety of flower colors, including red, blue, and pink. The scarlet pimpernel flower serves as the emblem of the fictional hero, the Scarlet Pimpernel. The plant has both medical and agricultural significance, as it is toxic to livestock and has been used in folk medicine for various ailments. In literature, the scarlet pimpernel is mentioned in the Tirukkural, and is the alias of a character in the novel by Baroness Emma Orczy. It is also referenced in J.R.R. Tolkien's works.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Anagallis arabica	Duby	Prodr. 8: 69 (1844)
Anagallis arvensis	L.	Sp. Pl. : 148 (1753)
Anagallis arvensis f. carnea	(Schrank) Schinz & R.Keller	Fl. Schweiz ed. 2, 2: 137 1905
Anagallis arvensis var. latifolia	(L.) Lange	Pug. Pl. Hispan. 221 1863
Anagallis arvensis subsp. latifolia	(L.) Arcang.	Comp. Fl. Ital. ed. 2: 456 1894
Anagallis arvensis f. lilacina	(Alef.) Schinz & R.Keller	Fl. Schweiz ed. 2, 2: 137 1905
Anagallis arvensis var. phoenicea	Gouan	Fl. Monsp. : 29 (1764)
Anagallis arvensis var. platyphylloides	Pau	Mem. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 359 1924
Anagallis carnea	Schrank	Baier. Fl. 1: 461 (1789)
Anagallis hadidii	Chrtek & Osb.-Kos.	Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 21: 413 (1986)
Anagallis indica	Sweet	Brit. Fl. Gard. 2: t. 132 (1826)
Anagallis jacquemontii	Duby	Prodr. 8: 69 (1844)
Anagallis latifolia	L.	Sp. Pl. : 148 (1753)
Anagallis mas	Vill.	Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 461 (1787)
Anagallis orientalis	hort. ex Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall.	Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 11: 49 (1846)
Anagallis parviflora	Loisel.	Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 6: 491 (1827)
Anagallis phoenicea	Scop.	Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 1: 139 (1771)
Anagallis platyphylla	Baudo	Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 20: 345 (1843)
Anagallis pulchella	Salisb.	Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton : 120 (1796)
Anagallis punctifolia	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. 1: 305 (1812)
Anagallis repens	DC.	Fl. Franç. , ed. 3, 4: 381 (1805)
Anagallis arvensis var. lilacina	Alef.	Unknown
Anagallis arvensis f. decipiens	(Uechtr.) Schinz & R.Keller	Fl. Schweiz ed. 2, 2: 137 1905
Anagallis arvensis subsp. phoenicea	(Scop.) Vollm.	Ber. Bayer. Bot. Ges. 9: 44 (1904)
Anagallis arvensis f. coerulea	Arechav.	Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 7: 31 1909
Anagallis arvensis var. phoenicea	(Scop.) Baumg.	Fl. Lips. 110. 1790
Lysimachia arvensis f. latifolia	(L.) B.Bock	Bull. Soc. Bot. Centre-Ouest 42: 276 (2012)
Anagallis arvensis f. purpurea	(Douie) P.D.Sell	Fl. Gr. Brit. Ireland 2: 519 (2014)
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. latifolia	(L.) Peruzzi	Inform. Bot. Ital. 42(1): 383 (2010)
Anagallis arvensis var. purpurea	Douie	Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 7: 44 (1924)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	shepherd's weather glass
English	shepherd's clock
English	scarlet pimpernel
English	poorman's barometer
English	blue-scarlet pimpernel
English	red chickweed
Spanish	yerba coral
Spanish	murriaô grande
Spanish	murriao grande
Spanish	murage pequeno portugues
Spanish	mata del senor
Spanish	jaboncito de golondrina
Spanish	jabon de rana
Spanish	jabon de gitana
Spanish	hierba de las guebras
Spanish	hierba corral
Spanish	hierba coral
Spanish	arbejanilla
Spanish	anagalide hembra
Spanish	jabón de gitana
Arabic	أناغالس حقلي
Azerbaijani	tarla anaqallisi
Belarusian	вочны цвет палявы
Belarusian	макрыца чырвоная
Bulgarian	Полско огнивче
Bengali	নীল বাঁধফুল
Catalan	anagall
Catalan	morró
ceb	anagallis arvensis
Czech	drchnička rolní
Welsh	gwlyddyn mair
Danish	rød arve
Danish	røde arve
German	wetterkraut
German	weinbergsstern
German	ackergauchheil
German	nebelpflanze
German	roter gauchheil
German	acker-gauchheil
Estonian	põld-varsapõlv
Basque	pasmo-belar loregorri
Persian	آناغالیس قرمز
Finnish	peltopunka
French	mouron rouge
frr	hingst an waanj
Irish	falcaire fiáin
Hebrew	מרגנית השדה
Hindi	कृष्ण नील
Croatian	poljska krivičica
Upper Sorbian	Čerwjeny kurymór
Hungarian	mezei tikszem
Armenian	Մկնականջ դաշտային
Italian	mordigallina
Japanese	アカバナルリハコベ
Georgian	საპონელა
Kazakh	Егістік көздәрі
Korean	뚜껑별꽃
Korean	보라별꽃
Lithuanian	raudonžiedis progailis
Macedonian	полско огнивче
Burmese	ငှက်မနာခင်စာ
Norwegian Bokmål	nonsblom
Dutch	anagallis arvensis
Punjabi	ਬਿੱਲੀ ਬੂਟੀ
Polish	kurzyślad polny
Punjab	بلی بوٹی
Pashto	اناگالیس اروېنسیس
Portuguese	anagallis arvensis
Russian	Очный цвет полевой
sco	anagallis arvensis
Slovak	drchnička roľná
Swedish	rödmire
Swedish	rödarv
Tamil	அனிச்சை
Tamil	அனிச்சை மலர்
Tamil	அனிச்சம்
Turkish	anagallis arvensis
Ukrainian	Курячі ока польові
Urdu	بلی بوٹی
Uzbek	sovunoʻt
Vietnamese	anagallis arvensis
war	anagallis arvensis
Chinese	琉璃繁缕
Chinese	琉璃繁縷

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Name	Authority	First published in
Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina	(Mill.) Schinz & Thell. ex Schinz & R.Keller	Flora der Schweiz 1 1909
Lysimachia arvensis subsp. parviflora	(Hoffmanns. & Link) Peruzzi	Inform. Bot. Ital. 42(1): 383 (2010)

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Anagallis arvensis var. pallida	(Hook.f.) Hook.f.	Student Fl. Brit. Isl. 303 1870
Anagallis arvensis var. parviflora	(Hoffmanns. & Link) Ces., Pass. & Gibelli	Comp. Fl. Ital. 413 1876
Lysimachia arvensis var. caerulea	(L.) Turland & Bergmeier	Willdenowia 41: 185 (1911)

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Links to other databases Top

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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000744184
Florida Plant Atlas	1754
Flora of Alabama	5345
Canadensys	28273
Tropicos	100397700
INPN	610909
Flora of Italy	3819
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77100386-1
The Plant List	kew-2896568
Observations.org	911381
IPNI	77100386-1
GBIF	8184903
Freebase	/m/01skhv
Calflora (Californian flora)	13206
USDA GRIN	467243
Wikipedia	Anagallis_arvensis
CMAUP	NPO18677

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Name	PubChem ID	Canonical SMILES	MW	Found in	Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Benzoic acids
4-(3-Methylbut-2-enoxy)benzoic acid	267137	Click to see CC(=CCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(=O)O)C	206.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lignans, neolignans and related compounds / Cyclobutane lignans
Bisosthenone	14409177	Click to see CC(=O)C1C(C(C1C(=O)C)C2=C(C=CC3=C2OC(=O)C=C3)OC)C4=C(C=CC5=C4OC(=O)C=C5)OC	488.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Steroidal glycosides / Steroidal saponins / Cucurbitacin glycosides
Arvenin II	101306925	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)CCC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3CC(C(=O)C4(C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)O)O	722.90	unknown	via CMAUP database
arvenin III	21579640	Click to see CC1(C2=CCC3C4(CC(C(C4(CC(=O)C3(C2CC(C1=O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C(C)(C(=O)C=CC(C)(C)O)O)O)C)C	678.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
Opercurin A	11456833	Click to see CC(=O)OC(C)(C)C=CC(=O)C(C)(C1C(CC2(C1(CC(=O)C3(C2CC=C4C3CC(C(=O)C4(C)C)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)C)C)C)O)O	720.80	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Quinolines and derivatives / Benzoquinolines / Acridines / Acridones
1,3-dihydroxy-N-methylacridone	5282066	Click to see CN1C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)C3=C1C=C(C=C3O)O	241.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
Citramine	85583910	Click to see CN1C2=CC(=C(C(=C2C(=O)C3=C1C(=C(C=C3)O)OC)O)OC)O	317.29	unknown	via CMAUP database
Citrusamine	14038956	Click to see CN1C2=C(C(=CC(=C2)OC)O)C(=O)C3=C1C(=CC=C3)O	271.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives
7-Methoxy-8-[(E)-3-oxo-1-butenyl]-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one	13917410	Click to see CC(=O)C=CC1=C(C=CC2=C1OC(=O)C=C2)OC	244.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives
6-[[(2R)-3,3-Dimethyloxiran-2-yl]methyl]-7-methoxychromen-2-one	11184527	Click to see CC1(C(O1)CC2=C(C=C3C(=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)OC)C	260.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
Scoparone	8417	Click to see COC1=C(C=C2C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O2)OC	206.19	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 7-hydroxycoumarins
Osthenol	5320318	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C=CC2=C1OC(=O)C=C2)O)C	230.26	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Pyranocoumarins / Angular pyranocoumarins
(9R,10R)-9,10-Dihydroxy-9,10-dihydro-5-methoxy-8,8-dimethyl-2H,8H-benzo[1,2-b:3,4-b']dipyran-2-one	14213971	Click to see CC1(C(C(C2=C3C(=C(C=C2O1)OC)C=CC(=O)O3)O)O)C	292.28	unknown	via CMAUP database
5-Hydroxyseselin	11334023	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C(C3=C2OC(=O)C=C3)O)C	244.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
5-Methoxyseselin	290897	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C3C(=C(C=C2O1)OC)C=CC(=O)O3)C	258.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Pyranocoumarins / Linear pyranocoumarins
Clausarin	5315945	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C(=C3C(=C2O)C=C(C(=O)O3)C(C)(C)C=C)C(C)(C)C=C)C	380.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
nor-Dentatin	5495613	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C(=C3C(=C2O)C=CC(=O)O3)C(C)(C)C=C)C	312.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Ponfolin	174673	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(C3=C(C(=C2O1)C(C)(C)C=C)OC(=O)C=C3)OC(C)(C)C=C)C	380.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
Trachyphyllin	71436449	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C2C(=C(C3=C1OC(C=C3)(C)C)O)C=CC(=O)O2)C	312.40	unknown	via CMAUP database
Xanthoxyletin	66548	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C3C(=C2OC)C=CC(=O)O3)C	258.27	unknown	via CMAUP database
Xanthyletin	65188	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C3C(=C2)C=CC(=O)O3)C	228.24	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavans / 8-prenylated flavans / 8-prenylated flavanones
(2S)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6,8-bis(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one	51535943	Click to see CC(=CCC1=C(C(=C2C(=C1O)C(=O)CC(O2)C3=CC(=C(C=C3)O)OC)CC=C(C)C)O)C	438.50	unknown	via CMAUP database
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Pyranoflavonoids
(2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8,8-dimethyl-2,3-dihydropyrano[2,3-h]chromen-4-one	14187086	Click to see CC1(C=CC2=C(O1)C=C(C3=C2OC(CC3=O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)O)C	338.40	unknown	via CMAUP database

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Lysimachia arvensis

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