Φελλόχορτο, Δάκρυα της Παναγίας, Αναγαλλίς η αρουραία
Etymology of Anagallis arvensis: The botanical name is from the Ancient Greek, ''ἀνά-" [ana-], meaning "above, re-", and "ἀγάλλω" [aghallo], thus "I make someone glorious, I adorn, I magnify (usually a God)", a potential reference that the existence of the plant equals to the (re)glorification of the Gods. "Arvensis" is Latin and it means "growing in or pertaining to cultivated fields", referring to the terrain it primarily grows.
Two species/kinds of the Anagallis genus have been identified so far in the wild Cypriot habitat.
Anagallis arvensis is a common plant in Cyprus. Either with blue flowers or with deep orange ones, the plant is still the same. Anagallis arvensis's flowering time is between March and October. It grows in gardens, grasslands, limits of cultivated fields, waste ground and roadsides, at an altitude of up to 1375 metres.
