Latin name: Lysimachia minima (L.) E.H.L. Krause Pronunciation: lis-i-MAK-ee-a MI-ni-ma Common name: Common chaffweed Family: Myrsinaceae (Myrsine) Habitat: Occasional in vernal pools and low damp places, coastal sage scrub, chaparral, San Diego Co. and north to British Columbia and Atlantic coast, Otay Mesa Blooming period: April to May Name derivations: 1) Lysimachia 2) minima Formerly Anagallis minima and Centunculus minimus. |
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