Veronica filiformis |
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thread-stalk speedwell |
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Habit | Mat-forming perennial, the stems 1-4 dm. long, lax, simple or branched below, loosely ascending, often rooting at the lower nodes. |
Leaves | Principal leaves opposite, short-petiolate, the blade broadly elliptic to nearly orbicular, cordate based, with short, broad teeth, 1-2 cm. long and three-fourths or more as wide. |
Flowers | Flowers single on long pedicels (up to 6 cm. in fruit) along an elongate stem, each subtended by a leaf-like, alternate bract, which are reduced upward; sepals 4, prominent, often veiny; corolla bluish-lavender, 5-11 mm. wide, rotate, 4-lobed; the upper lobe the largest; style 1.5-2.5 mm. long; stamens 2. |
Fruits | Capsule 5-9 mm. wide and 3-5 mm. high. |
Veronica filiformis |
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Flowering time | April-June |
Habitat | Weed of lawns and gardens |
Distribution | Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, also in eastern North America.
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Origin | Introduced from Eurasia |
Conservation status | Not of concern |
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