Water speedwell
Veronica anagallis-aquatica L.
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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, ascending or decumbent, stout, simple or much-branched, glabrous or sometimes minutely glandular-hairy in inflorescence.
- Leaves
- Opposite, simple, mostly sessile and clasping, broadly lanceolate to ovate, 1 to 3 inches long, .25 to 1.5 inch wide, glabrous, fleshy; margins toothed or entire; tips pointed.
- Inflorescence
- Racemes, 2 to 5 inches long, 30-60-flowered, in leaf axils; bracts reduced, lanceolate to linear.
- Flower
- Weakly 2-lipped; stalks about 1/4 inch long, ascending or upcurved; calyces deeply 4-parted, segments broadly lanceolate; corollas 1/5 to 2/5 inch wide, irregularly 4-lobed, blue or pale violet with darker purplish lines; stamens 2, each with 2 equal, somewhat parallel anther cells.
- Fruit
- Capsules, 2-lobed, slightly longer than wide; seeds tiny, numerous.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Stream banks, wet meadows, and in water of springs and slow-flowing streams.
- Distribution
- Throughout Kansas.
Additional Notes
Comments
Naturalized aquatic plant found throughout most of the U.S.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae - Figwort Family
- Life Span
- Perennial
- Height
- 4-36 inches
- Last Updated
- 2018-02-23
Color Groups
Blue, Purple, Lavender & Violet Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: May, June, July, August, September