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Anagallis pumila Sw.
Florida pimpernel

Anagallis pumila

Family: Primulaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Native Range: Peninsular Florida, the West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: SNR

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as critically imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 187-188) based on one occurrence at Pelican Marsh in Collier County. This species is now known from eight protected areas and was reranked as imperiled using updated NatureServe criteria in 2025.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For an image of an herbarium specimen collected at Wild Turkey Strand Preserve in Lee County by Steven W. Woodmansee & Keith A. Bradley in 2005, visit the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium.

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Other data on Anagallis pumila available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Anagallis pumila has been found in the following 8 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Present Native
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve Present Native
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Present Native
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native
Picayune Strand State Forest Present Native
Prairie Pines Preserve Present Native
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve Present Native
Yellow Fever Creek Preserve Present Native

Anagallis pumila has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Native
Lee County Native

Anagallis pumila has been found in the following habitat :
Mesic Flatwoods

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Anagallis pumila