Wayside speedwell
Veronica polita Fr.
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Morphology
- Stem
- Usually branched from base, 2 to 12 inches long; plants pubescent.
- Leaves
- Lower opposite, upper alternate; petiole present; blade broadly ovate to nearly round, .16 to .6 inch long, .12 to .43 inch wide, margins deeply crenate, tip blunt to rounded.
- Inflorescence
- Racemes, terminal.
- Flower
- Pedicels .2 to .6 inch long; calyx 4-lobed, .08 to .16 inch, lobes ovate; corolla blue or white with blue lines, 4-lobed, .12 to .16 inch; stamens 2, equal, exserted.
- Fruit
- Capsules symmetric, strongly compressed, .12 to .16 inch long, .16 to .2 inch wide; seeds pale yellow, ovate, 1.3--1.7 mm.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Lawns, fields, roadsides, waste ground.
- Distribution
- Statewide
Additional Notes
Comments
Named for St. Veronica and "smoothed".
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- Prostrate or ascending
- Origin
- Introduced
- Last Updated
- 2021-05-31
Color Groups
Blue, Purple, Lavender & Violet Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: April, May, June