Lysimachia minima

Chaffweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Primulaceae
Genus:	Lysimachia
Species:	L. minima
Binomial name
	Lysimachia minima; (L.) U.Manns & Anderb.
Synonyms[1]
	Anagallidastrum exiguum Bubani; ; Anagallis minima (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Centunculus minimus L.; Micropyxis exigua (Bubani) Lunell;

Lysimachia minima (chaffweed) is a 1-4 inch (2–10 cm) perennial herb in the primula family (Primulaceae). A cosmopolitan species, this small plant is native widely across North America and Eurasia.[2] It can be found growing in moist soils and seasonal pools.[1][3]

References

WTU Herbarium Image Collection - Burke Museum Retrieved 2010-03-27.
Flora of North America
"Anagallis minima". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

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[burke-1] WTU Herbarium Image Collection - Burke Museum Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[2] Flora of North America

[grin-3] "Anagallis minima". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-27.