Lysimachia tenella

Familia: Primulaceae
Subfamilia: Myrsinoideae
Genus: Lysimachia
Species: Lysimachia tenella
Name

Lysimachia tenella L., Sp. Pl. 1: 148 (1753).
Synonyms

Homotypic
Anagallis tenella (L.) L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg. ed. 13: 165 (1774).
Jirasekia tenella (L.) Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 408 (1831).
Euparea tenella (L.) Baudo, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 20: 345 (1843).
Heterotypic
Anagallis tenella var. ascendens A.St.-Hil. & Girard, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 11: 94 (1837).
Anagallis palustris Clairv., Man. Herbor. Suisse: 59 (1811).
Anagallis repens Pomel, Nouv. Mat. Fl. Atl. 1: 126 (1874).
Anagallis serpyllifolia Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 29 (1827).
Euparea bractealis Baudo, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 20: 345 (1843).
Jirasekia alpina F.W.Schmidt, Neue Selt. Pfl.: 49 (1793).
Centunculus pulcherrimus Büscher & G.H.Loos, Jahrb. Bochum. Bot. Vereins 1: 119 (2010).
Anagallis tenella f. albiflora C.Vicioso ex P.P.Ferrer & Guara, Flora Montiber. 47: 76 (2011).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
Regional: Northern Europe
Føroyar, Great Britain, Ireland.
Regional: Middle Europe
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Regional: Southwestern Europe
Baleares, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
Regional: Southeastern Europe
Greece, Italy, Kriti.
Continental: Africa
Regional: Northern Africa
Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Regional: Macaronesia
Azores.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil South (introduced).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 148. Reference page.

Links

Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Lysimachia tenella. Accessed: 2 Aug 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Lysimachia tenella. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 2. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Lysimachia tenella in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 2. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Lysimachia tenella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 2.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Lysimachia tenella. Published online. Accessed: 2 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Zarter Gauchheil
English: Bog Pimpernel
suomi: Hoikkapunka
français: Mouron délicat
hornjoserbsce: Něžny kurymór
Nederlands: Teer Guichelheil
Türkçe: Bataklık farekulağı

Lysimachia tenella (or Anagallis tenella), known in Britain as the bog pimpernel,[1] is a low growing perennial plant found in a variety of damp habitats from calcareous dune slacks to boggy and peaty heaths in Eurasia. In the United Kingdom it is mostly restricted to the western half of the country, although it was more common in the east before land drainage and intensification of farming in that area.[2]

Traditionally included in the family Primulaceae, the genus Anagallis was considered to be better placed within the related family Myrsinaceae.[3] In the APG III system, Primulaceae is expanded to include Myrsinacae, thus Anagallis is now in Primulaceae again.

In England this plant is a component of the Purple moor grass and rush pastures BAP habitat.
References

BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
Preston, C.D.; Pearman, D.A.; Dines, T.D., eds. (2002). New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora: An Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Britain, Ireland, The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198510675.

Källersjö, Mari; Bergqvist, Gullevi; Anderberg, Arne A. (2000). "Generic realignment in primuloid families of the Ericales s.l.: a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from three chloroplast genes and morphology". American Journal of Botany. American Journal of Botany, Vol. 87, No. 9. 87 (9): 1325–1341. doi:10.2307/2656725. JSTOR 2656725. PMID 10991903. (full pdf.text)

Sources

Stace, Clive (2010). New Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521707722.
Manns, Ulrika; Anderberg, Arne A. (2005). "Molecular Phylogeny of Anagallis (Primulaceae) Based on ITS, trnL-F, and ndhF Sequence Data". International Journal of Plant Sciences. 166 (6): 1019–1028. doi:10.1086/449318.