scarlet pimpernel
scar·let pim·per·nel • n. a small plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather. Native to Europe, it is also widespread throughout much of North America. • Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae.
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