Blue Pimpernel, Poorman's Weatherglass
Anagallis arvensis (Mill.) ssp. foemina Schinz and Thell.
Primulaceae (Primrose Family)
Blue Pimpernel: (not in Weeds of the Great Plains, nor Weeds of the Northeast)
· low, spreading summer annual with opposite leaves, appearing similar to chickweed, but with blue flowers; same species as scarlet pimpernel, which has red-orange flowers
· found in turfgrass, landscape plantings, low-growing annual crops