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Samolus valerandi L. var. parviflorus (Raf.)Hultén
Pineland Pimpernel
Seaside Brookweed
Thin Leaf Brookweed
Synonym(s): Samolus parviflorus
Florida native
A frequent small herbaceous plant of wet flatwoods and floodplains throughout most of Florida. The range includes most of the United States except for the northern Great Plains and Rockies. Also found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Smooth branching stems grow to 35.5cm (14 in.) tall with alternate leaves. Leaves may be sessile or petiolate, obovate or spatulate to elliptic. In this species the stem leaves extend up into the inflorescence and the flowers are 2-3mm across with a minute bract in the middle of the pedicel. The corolla is white and five-lobed, the caylx having five triangular lobes. The five fertile stamens are fused to the corolla tube.
Samolus valerandi is a member of the Primulaceae - Primrose family.
Other species of the Samolus genus in the Wild Florida Photo database:
Samolus ebracteatus - WATER PIMPERNEL
Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (Institute for Systemic Botany) profile for this species
iNaturalist profile for this species
USDA Plant Profile for this species
Date record last modified: Mar 23, 2023
