The leaves are small, egg-shaped, and arranged alternately along the stem.
It typically grows only 2 to 8 centimeters tall. The stems are reddish and often branched from the base. bastard pimpernel
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. The leaves are small, egg-shaped, and arranged alternately
It was named for its superficial resemblance to the Scarlet Pimpernel ( Anagallis arvensis ), though it is significantly smaller and less colorful. You can often find it in damp hollows,
In botanical nomenclature, the term was historically used to describe plants that resembled a more well-known species but lacked its more prominent characteristics or belonged to a different genus.
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