Common Name: scarlet pimpernel, poor man's weatherglass, red chickweedScientific Name: Anagallis arvensis L.Family Name: Primulaceae - Primrose FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seed Stemssquare, smooth, low and sprawling Leavesopposite, ovate, sessile Flowers5-petaled, mostly orange to red (sometimes white or blue), petals fringed with very small teeth; axillary on nodding stalks; closed on overcast days Other: confused with common chickweed