Bastard Pimpernel Apr 2026

You can often find it in damp hollows, track ruts, the edges of ponds, and seasonally flooded areas where competition from larger, more aggressive plants is minimal.

It typically grows only 2 to 8 centimeters tall. The stems are reddish and often branched from the base. bastard pimpernel

Modern taxonomy often places it in the genus Lysimachia (as Lysimachia minima ), though older texts almost universally refer to it as Centunculus minimus . Conservation Status You can often find it in damp hollows,