Calflora
Taxon  Report   13209    
Lysimachia minima  (L.) U. Manns & Anderb.
Chaffweed
Lysimachia minima, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Centunculus minimus
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Family: Myrsinaceae  
Genus: Lysimachia

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFAnagallis minima
JEFCentunculus minimus
More information about  Lysimachia minima
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/16/2022).