| Samolus repens | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Samolaceae |
| Genus: | Samolus |
| Species: | S. repens |
| Binomial name | |
| Samolus repens (G.Forst.) Pers. |
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Samolus repens is a species of water pimpernel native to Australia, New Zealand and adjacent Pacific islands, and South America (South Chile),[1] where it is common in temperate and subtropic coastlines. This species has small white or occasionally pink flowers with a flowering period from September through to March or April. Its common name is Creeping Bushweed.
The species was first described by Georg Forster in 1776 and placed in the genus Samolus in 1805 by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon.[1] The following synonyms exist:[1][2]