Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Anagallis arvensis L.
Family : PRIMULACEAE
Genus : Anagallis
Catalan common name : Anagall. Borrissol. Herba de cadernelles. Herba sabonera. Moragues. Morró (blau, vermell). Pic de gallina. Picapoll. Tinya.
Spanish common name : Anagálide. Hierba coral. Muraje.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castellón. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Holoartica
Flowering time : February. March. April. May. June. July. August. September. October.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.
Uses and properties : Medicinal.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This is a small herb that is easy to recognise due to its small, blue or pink flowers and its opposite triangular leaves.
