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purslane speedwell

long-leaf speedwell

Habit Fibrous-rooted annual, the stems erect, 0.5-3 dm. tall, simple or branched below.
Leaves

Principal leaves opposite, linear-oblong to oblanceolate, 0.5-3 cm. long and 1-9 mm. wide, irregularly toothed or entire.

Flowers

Inflorescence terminal, elongate, lax;

bracts alternate, similar to the leaves, gradually reduced upward, each subtending a single, sub-sessile flower;

sepals 4;

corolla white, inconspicuous, 2 mm. wide;

style very short;

stamens 2.

Fruits

Capsule 3-4 mm. high, obcordate.

Veronica peregrina

Veronica longifolia

Flowering time April-September June-July
Habitat Swales, wet meadows, stream banks, and other moist places, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains. Disturbed areas, where escaped from cultivation.
Distribution
Widely distributed throughout most of Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
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Known from only a few localities west of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to Washington, east across Canada and the northern U.S. to the Atlantic Coast.
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Origin Both native (var. xalapensis) and introduced (var. peregrina) varieties Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
V. americana, V. anagallis-aquatica, V. argute-serrata, V. arvensis, V. catenata, V. chamaedrys, V. cusickii, V. dissecta, V. filiformis, V. hederifolia, V. ×lackschewitzii, V. longifolia, V. missurica, V. officinalis, V. persica, V. polita, V. regina-nivalis, V. rubra, V. schizantha, V. scutellata, V. serpyllifolia, V. triphyllos, V. verna, V. wormskjoldii
V. americana, V. anagallis-aquatica, V. argute-serrata, V. arvensis, V. catenata, V. chamaedrys, V. cusickii, V. dissecta, V. filiformis, V. hederifolia, V. ×lackschewitzii, V. missurica, V. officinalis, V. peregrina, V. persica, V. polita, V. regina-nivalis, V. rubra, V. schizantha, V. scutellata, V. serpyllifolia, V. triphyllos, V. verna, V. wormskjoldii
Subordinate taxa
V. peregrina var. peregrina, V. peregrina var. xalapensis
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