Lysimachia monelli ssp. monelli

English: Flaxleaf Pimpernel

German: Leinblättriger Gauchheil

Portuguese: Morrião Azul, Morrião Das Areias

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Ericales (57)

        Family: Primulaceae (19)(family description)

          Genus: Lysimachia (6)

            Epithet: monelli (L.) U. Manns & Anderb. (1)

              Subspecies: monelli

Synonyms: Anagallis angustifolia Salisb., Anagallis arvensis (L.) Bolzon, Anagallis collina Willk., Anagallis fruticosa Vent., Anagallis grandiflora Andrews, Anagallis hispanica Samp., Anagallis linifolia L., Anagallis longicaulis Lázaro Ibiza, Anagallis lusitanica Tourn., Anagallis marryattae Sweet, Anagallis monelli L., Anagallis phillipsii Paxton, Anagallis webbiana Penny, Anagallis wellsiana Penny, Anagallis willkommii Sennen, Anagallis willmoreana D.Don

angustifolia => with narrow leaves

arvensis => growing in fields

fruticosa => shrubby, bushy

grandiflora => with flowers larger than the normal

hispanica => of Spanish origin

linifolia => leaves like Linum (flax)

longicaulis => long-stemmed

lusitanica => from Portugal

monelli => by L., unexplained

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: herb

Flower colour: blue

Check for Lysimachia monelli at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [31] Canzobre, H.L., Samartín, L.A. (1998): Guía da flora do litoral galego. Edicións Xerais de Galicia, Vigo, Spain.