Late bloomer.  Small red to orange flowers, 5 flat petals, sprawling leafy stems.  Primrose Family, toxic to humans and animals.

Notes:  They are from Europe.  The color variation depends on soil.

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Kingdom Plantae -- Plants 
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants 
        Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants 
            Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants 
                Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons 
                    Subclass Dilleniidae 
                        Order Primulales 
                            Family Primulaceae -- Primrose family 
                                Genus Anagallis L. -- pimpernel
                                    Species Anagallis arvensis L. -- scarlet pimpernel
                                        Subspecies Anagallis arvensis L. ssp. arvensis  
                                        -- scarlet pimpernel