Samolus valerandi L.
(Brookweed)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSamolus valerandi (Brookweed)
FamilyPRIMULACEAE (primroses, loosestrifes and pimpernels)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Samolus valerandi (Brookweed) :
1: Samolus valerandi (Brookweed)
11 Jun 2007 OSGR: SW61 49° 60’ N, 5° 10’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
Image 1: Plant - in flower in stream
2: Samolus valerandi (Brookweed)
12 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW87 50° 30’ N, 4° 60’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
on banks of small stream
Image 1: Plant - in situImage 2: Plant - in situ (2)Image 3: Plant - small - close-upImage 4: Plant - small - top viewImage 5: Plants - tall - in situImage 6: Plants - tall - in situ (2)Image 7: Plant - tallImage 8: Capsules - ripe - enlargedImage 9: Flower and capsules - enlargedImage 10: Flower - enlargedImage 11: Flowers and capsules - enlargedImage 12: Fruits and flowers - enlargedImage 13: Seeds - magnified
3: Samolus valerandi (Brookweed)
9 Jun 2003 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
in path through dune slack
Image 1: Plants - close-upImage 2: Plants - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowers - side view - enlargedImage 4: Flowers - top view - enlarged

Samolus valerandi (Brookweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Samolus valerandi (Brookweed)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Samolus valerandi (Brookweed)
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