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Scarlet pimpernel
Anagallis arvensis
Importance
Found in spring cereals and widespread everywhere.
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1. Cotyledons are shiny, dark green and triangular in shape.
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2. True leaves are glossy, triangular, with dark spots on the underside. Leaves are also hairless and stalkless, arising in pairs.
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3. A prostrate annual of straggling growth. Flowering stems bear small bright red flowers.
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