Pronunciation: sa-MOE-lus par-vi-FLOR-us
Common name: Water-pimpernel, Brookweed
Family: Theophrastaceae (Theophrasta family)
Habitat: Moist places to 4000', coastal sage scrub,
chaparral, cismontane Southern California, Santa
Cruz Island
Blooming period: June to August
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Samolus
2) parviflorus