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Anagallis is a formerly recognized genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It had about 20–25 species, commonly called pimpernels. Molecular phylogenetic studies showed that Anagallis was embedded in the genus Lysimachia, so its species were transferred to that genus. The scarlet pimpernel referred to in literature was part of this genus.

TaxonomyEdit

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Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that as then circumscribed neither Anagallis nor the related genus Lysimachia were monophyletic.<ref name="manns2005">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref name=MannAnde09>Template:Cite journal</ref> Accordingly in 2009, it was proposed to merge Anagallis (together with two other small genera) into Lysimachia. Names in that genus were published for all Anagallis species.<ref name=MannAnde09/> Template:As of, the merger was accepted by Plants of the World Online,<ref name=POWO_329605-2>Template:Cite POWO</ref> among other taxonomic databases.

Some former speciesEdit

Species formerly placed in Anagallis include:<ref name=POWO_Anagallis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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