Anagallis minima (L.) Krause 
Family: Primulaceae
chaffweed
[Centunculus minimus L.]
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Plant: annual herb; 3-25 cm tall Leaves: 5-10 mm long, sessile or nearly so; blades obovate to spatulate or elliptic, glabrous Flowers: white or pink; calyx 2-3 mm long; corolla about half as long to nearly equalling the calyx, carried beyond the calyx by the developing fruit; filaments widened at the base Fruit: circumscissile Misc: Streamsides; 300-2150 m (1000-7100 ft); Apr-Sep REFERENCES: Cholewa Anita F. 1992. Primulaceae. Ariz.-Nev. Acad. Sci. 26(1)2
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