[The Primrose Family West of the Cascade Mountains]
Scarlet Pimpernel

Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet pimpernel as seen at Barview Jetty County Park on the Oregon coast....................August 26, 2009.

Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet pimpernel as seen on the beach at Barview Jetty County Park on the Oregon coast....................August 26, 2009. The plants grow above the high tide mark.

Sepals and underside of the petals of Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis -- Paired, opposite stem leaves of Scarlet Pimpernel: Anagallis arvensis

Close-up views of the underside of the sepals and petals as well as the paired, opposite stem leaves of scarlet pimpernel as seen at Barview Jetty County Park on the Oregon coast....................August 26, 2009.
Paul Slichter