Brookweed
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 S. valerandi ssp. parviflorus
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Brookweeds, or water pimpernels, are plants of the genus Samolus, a nearly cosmopolitan genus of about 15 species of water-loving herbs. It was formerly treated as part of the Primulaceae or Theophrastaceae, but is now often placed in its own family, the Samolaceae.
- Selected species
- Samolus alyssoides
- Samolus cuneatus
- Samolus ebracteatus
- Samolus floribundus
- Samolus parviflorus
- Samolus vagans
- Samolus valerandi
Samolus valerandi is native to a very wide area across Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas; the other species have more restricted ranges.
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