The leaves are small, egg-shaped, and arranged alternately along the stem.
While widely distributed across Europe and parts of North America, it is often listed as rare or declining in certain regions due to habitat loss and the stabilization of soil surfaces. The Origin of the Name 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
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It thrives in moist, sandy, or gravelly soils that are low in nutrients.
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