  | Description:
Form: Low, spreading, well-branched annual.
Leaves: Opposite, oval-shaped leaves grow directly from square stems.
Blooming: February – October.
Plant Community: Coastal strand, Coastal scrub, and Chaparral in disturbed places.
Uses: Used as an Old World remedy for plague, gout, convulsions, and hydrophobia in ancient times. Toxic to humans and livestock.
Common name: aka Poor Man’s Weather Glass and Wink-a-peep due to the flowers closing in late afternoon or in cloudy weather.
Latin name: Anagallis comes from 2 Greek words meaning “again” and “to delight in” since the flowers reopen when the sun strikes them. Arvensis means “from the fields”. Color: pink/salmon
Season: February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
Community: Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Grassland, Coastal Strand Saltwater Marsh,
Use: Medicinal, Poisonous,
Origin: Non-Native |
