Samolus parviflorusRaf.

WFO wfo-0000503448 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Bonnie Semmling
fig. a Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-31 / obs. 202432661
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Amber M. King
fig. b Amber M. King, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 194488595
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. c Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191174558
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Ryan Sorrells
fig. d Ryan Sorrells, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191023946
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Nikokin
fig. e Nikokin, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190236638
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Eric Knight
fig. f Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 190314210
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by jrcagle
fig. g jrcagle, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 187588899
Samolus parviflorus, photographed by Jeff Clark
fig. h Jeff Clark, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 185751142

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Native range 68 botanical countries

Regions where Samolus parviflorus is native: Japan, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil South, Chile Central, Chile North, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay JapanAlabamaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaConnecticutFloridaGeorgiaIllinoisIndianaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestMichiganMississippiMissouriNevadaNew BrunswickNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNova ScotiaOhioOklahomaOntarioOregonPennsylvaniaPrince Edward I.QuébecSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestArgentina SouthBoliviaBrazil SouthChile CentralChile NorthCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorHaitiHondurasParaguayPeruPuerto RicoUruguay DelawareDistrict of ColumbiaRhode I.
Native distribution of Samolus parviflorus, 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. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Alabama ALA NORTHERN AMERICA
Arizona ARI
Arkansas ARK
California CAL
Connecticut CNT
Delaware DEL
District of Columbia WDC
Florida FLA
Georgia GEO
Illinois ILL
Indiana INI
Kansas KAN
Kentucky KTY
Louisiana LOU
Maine MAI
Maryland MRY
Massachusetts MAS
Mexico Central MXC
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Northeast MXE
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS
Michigan MIC
Mississippi MSI
Missouri MSO
Nevada NEV
New Brunswick NBR
New Hampshire NWH
New Jersey NWJ
New Mexico NWM
New York NWY
North Carolina NCA
Nova Scotia NSC
Ohio OHI
Oklahoma OKL
Ontario ONT
Oregon ORE
Pennsylvania PEN
Prince Edward I. PEI
Québec QUE
Rhode I. RHO
South Carolina SCA
Tennessee TEN
Texas TEX
Utah UTA
Vermont VER
Virginia VRG
Washington WAS
West Virginia WVA
Wisconsin WIS
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Argentina South AGS
Bolivia BOL
Brazil South BZS
Chile Central CLC
Chile North CLN
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Paraguay PAR
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Uruguay URU
Japan JAP 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 6 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.

  • Samolus floribundus Kunth
  • Samolus pyrolifolius Greene
  • Samolus valerandi subsp. parviflorus (Raf) Hultén
  • Samolus valerandi var. americanus A.Gray
  • Samolus valerandi var. floribundus Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Samolus valerandi var. repens Brandegee

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. 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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