Lysimachia ovalis(Ruiz & Pav.) U.Manns & Anderb.

Florida pimpernel

WFO wfo-0000744206 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 2 observations

This species has been photographed under an open licence only 2 times, so some figures below are different views of the same plant, taken on the same day, rather than different individuals. They are usually different parts of it: the leaf, the flower, the bark.

Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. a Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-01-18 / obs. 110554549
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. b Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110554512
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. c Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108559878
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. d Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110554527
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. e Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108559890
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. f Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 110554536
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. g Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108559903
Lysimachia ovalis, photographed by Jay Horn
fig. h Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 108559917

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Native range 52 botanical countries

Regions where Lysimachia ovalis is native: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Namibia, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Oman, Bangladesh, India, Lesser Sunda Is., Nepal, West Himalaya, Northern Territory, Queensland, Florida, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela AngolaBeninBurkinaCentral African RepublicChadEgyptEthiopiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastKenyaMaliNamibiaNigeriaNorthern ProvincesTanzaniaZambiaZimbabweOmanBangladeshIndiaLesser Sunda Is.NepalWest HimalayaNorthern TerritoryQueenslandFloridaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasJamaicaNicaraguaPanamáParaguayPeruVenezuela
Native distribution of Lysimachia ovalis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Angola ANG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Egypt EGY
Ethiopia ETH
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Mali MLI
Namibia NAM
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Tanzania TAN
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Bolivia BOL
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Guatemala GUA
Honduras HON
Jamaica JAM
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Venezuela VEN
Florida FLA NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Bangladesh BAN ASIA-TROPICAL
India IND
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Nepal NEP
West Himalaya WHM
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD
Oman OMA ASIA-TEMPERATE

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 32 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Anagallis alba Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
  • Anagallis nana Schinz
  • Anagallis ovalis Ruiz & Pav.
  • Anagallis pedunculata Salzm. ex Duby
  • Anagallis pumila Sw.
  • Anagallis pumila var. compacta A.St.-Hil. & Girard
  • Anagallis pumila var. distans A.St.-Hil. & Girard
  • Anagallis pumila var. elongata A.St.-Hil. & Girard
  • Anagallis pumila var. linum-stellatum A.St.-Hil. & Girard
  • Anagallis pumila var. longipedunculata (Chodat & Hassl.) R.Knuth
  • Anagallis pumila var. ovalis (Ruiz & Pav.) R.Knuth
  • Anagallis pumila var. pumila
  • Centunculus indicus Royle
  • Centunculus pentandrus R.Br.
  • Centunculus pentandrus f. longepedunculata Chodat & Hassl.
  • Centunculus pentandrus var. compactus (A.St.-Hil. & Girard) Miq.
  • Centunculus pentandrus var. distans (A.St.-Hil. & Girard) Miq.
  • Centunculus pentandrus var. elongatus (A.St.-Hil. & Girard) Miq.
  • Centunculus pentandrus var. linum-stellatum (A.St.-Hil. & Girard) Miq.
  • Centunculus pentandrus var. stellatus Chodat & Hassl.
  • Centunculus pumilus (Sw.) Kuntze
  • Centunculus pumilus var. ovalis (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze
  • Centunculus pumilus var. pentandrus (R.Br.) Kuntze
  • Centunculus sexangularis Sessé & Moc.

and 8 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. USDA PLANTS Database. common name, checklist symbol ANPU4. public domain. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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