Primulaceae
Brookweed
Samolus valerandi
- Family
- Primulaceae
- Genus
- Samolus
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Common names
By language (27)
- aeb
- وذانة, وذينة
- Arabic
- عربده, ذنب الفار المائي
- arz
- سامولوس فاليراندى
- Belarusian
- Самолюс Валеранда
- Bulgarian
- Валерандова северница
- Chinese
- 水茴草
- Croatian
- Lopatasti opojan
- csb
- Solankòwy jarnik
- Czech
- Solenka Valerandova
- Dutch
- Waterpunge
- English
- Brookweed, Seaside brookweed
- Estonian
- Liht-randpung
- Finnish
- Suolapunka, Valkosuolapunka
- French
- Mouron d'Eau, Samole, Samole de Valerand
- German
- Salzbunge, Salz-Bunge
- hsb
- Wšědna potočniwka
- Hungarian
- Sziki árokvirág
- Japanese
- サモラス
- Macedonian
- Валерандова северница
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Strandsamel
- Persian
- علف جویباری
- Polish
- Jarnik solankowy
- Russian
- Самолюс Валеранда, Северница Валеранда
- Slovak
- Soľanka Valerandova
- Slovenian
- Valerandov samol
- Swedish
- Bunge
- Welsh
- Claerlys
Synonyms
- Anagallis aquatica Erndl ex Ledeb.
- Samolus americanus Spreng.
- Samolus aquaticus St.-Lag.
- Samolus aquaticus Lam.
- Samolus beccabungae-facie Gilib.
- Samolus bracteatus Stokes
- Samolus bracteolosus Phil.
- Samolus caulescens Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Samolus geniculatus Dulac
- Samolus littoralis Schrank
- Samolus valerandi var. africanus L.
- Samolus valerandi var. typicus R.Knuth
- Samolus valerandi var. valerandi
Flowers
- In flower
- March to September (from 723 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Duncan Brooks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Christian Fischer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Aroche, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ixitixel, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.