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purslane speedwell
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gray speedwell
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| Fibrous-rooted annual, the stems erect, 0.5-3 dm. tall, simple or branched below. |
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Principal leaves opposite, linear-oblong to oblanceolate, 0.5-3 cm. long and 1-9 mm. wide, irregularly toothed or entire. |
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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. |
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Capsule 3-4 mm. high, obcordate. |
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| April-September |
March-May |
| Swales, wet meadows, stream banks, and other moist places, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains. |
Roadsides, fields, lawns, and other disturbed open areas. |
Widely distributed throughout most of Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
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Occurring east of the Cascades crest in southeastern Washington; southeastern Washington to adjacent Idaho, also in central and eastern North America.
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| Both native (var. xalapensis) and introduced (var. peregrina) varieties |
Introduced from Eurasia |
| Not of concern |
Not of concern |
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. longifolia, V. missurica, V. officinalis, V. peregrina, V. persica, V. regina-nivalis, V. rubra, V. schizantha, V. scutellata, V. serpyllifolia, V. triphyllos, V. verna, V. wormskjoldii |
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