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Anagallis arvensis arvensis
Small but vivid orange flowers with pink at the base of each petal. The leaves had black spots on the undersides. I saw many of these during my trip especially along trails, but I mostly saw orange to reddish ones like this. I may have seen some Anagallis arvensis carnea, but I'm not positive since I did not get any photos of those.
Alongside the walking path at Helen Putnam Regional Park in chaparral habitat
This species has a few color morphs or varieties: arvensis are bright red to orange; carnea is deep peach, lilacina is lilac; pallida is white; and azurea is blue.
Spotted on Nov 1, 2018
Submitted on Dec 24, 2018
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