(Michx.) Pennell, Scrophulariaceae
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(Michx.) Pennell, Scrophulariaceae |
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Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Threat only at high elevations? no
Other Latin names: Lindernia dubia (L.) Pennell
Common name(s): [more details]
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English: moist bank pimpernel |
Habit: herb
Description: "Erect and strict to diffusely branched herb 0.5-3 dm tall, glabrous or nearly so; leaves broadly ovate, 3-15 mm long, 2-10 mm wide, sessile, rounded and subclasping at base, acute at apex, entire or with 1 or 2 small teeth above middle; pedicels slender, 5-10 mm long at anthesis, to 2.5 cm long at maturity; sepals 5, distinct almost to base, lance-oblong, 1.5-2.5 mm long, sparsely stipitate-glandular; corolla 3.5-8 mm long, pale lavender to nearly white, margins of lobes often bluish or purplish, upper lip about 1 mm long, exterior in bud, shallowly emarginate, the lower 3-lobed, lobes about 1.5 mm long, spreading, a small tuft of straight, thickish, yellowish hairs in each sinus between upper and lower lips; functional stamens 2, inserted above middle of corolla tube, anthers often in contact with each other and with stigma, filaments glabrous; style slender, 1.5-2 mm long, curved upward near tip; capsules 4-5 mm long, pale yellowish brown, septa persistent; seeds yellowish brown, truncate at base, obtuse at apex, about 0.3 mm long, 4-6-ridged longitudinally and transversely lined between ridges" (Wiggins & Porter, 1971; pp. 449-450).
Habitat/ecology: "Widely distributed in moist soil" (Wiggins & Porter, 1971; pp. 449-450).
Propagation: Seed
Native range: The Americas (GRIN).
Presence:
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcan Alcedo |
probably introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Research Station (2005) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Isabela Group |
Volcan Sierra Negra |
probably introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Research Station (2005) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
San Cristóbal Group |
San Cristóbal Island |
probably introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Research Station (2005) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santa Cruz Group |
Santa Cruz Island |
probably introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Research Station (2005) |
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Ecuador (Galápagos Islands)
Santiago Group |
Santiago Island |
probably introduced
invasive |
Charles Darwin Research Station (2005) |
| Pacific Rim | |||
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Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
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Canada
Province of British Columbia |
Canada (British Columbia) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Chile (continental)
Chile |
Chile (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Colombia
Colombia |
Colombia (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica |
Costa Rica (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Ecuador (Mainland)
Ecuador |
Ecuador (Republic of) (continental) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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El Salvador
El Salvador |
El Salvador (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Guatemala
Guatemala |
Guatemala (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Honduras
Honduras |
Honduras (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Mexico
Mexico |
Mexico (United Mexican States) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua |
Nicaragua (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Panama
Panama |
Panama (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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Perú
Perú |
Perú (Republic of) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (Oregon) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
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United States (west coast)
United States (west coast states) |
USA (California) |
native
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U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2007) |
Comments: Reported as possibly an invasive plant in the Galápagos Islands per Charles Darwin Research Station.
Additional information: Additional online information about Lindernia anagallidea is available from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR).
Taxonomic information about Lindernia anagallidea may be available from the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
References:
Charles Darwin Research Station. 2005. CDRS Herbarium records.
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. 2007. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Online searchable database.
Wiggins, I. L./Porter, D. M. 1971. Flora of the Galapágos Islands. Stanford University Press. 998 pp.