Burke: Veronica peregrina vs. Veronica schizantha

	Veronica peregrina	Veronica schizantha
	purslane speedwell	fringe-petal kittentails, fringed kittentails
Habit	Fibrous-rooted annual, the stems erect, 0.5-3 dm. tall, simple or branched below.	Herbaceous perennial from a short, stout rhizome, the scape 1-3 dm. tall, villous-puberulent, as are the petioles.
Leaves	Principal leaves opposite, linear-oblong to oblanceolate, 0.5-3 cm. long and 1-9 mm. wide, irregularly toothed or entire.	Leaves all basal, long-petiolate, the blades reniform-cordate to cordate-rotund, 4-12 cm. wide and long, palmately veined, with shallow lobes, the sinuses 5-15 mm. deep, the lobes again few-toothed.
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.	Inflorescence a terminal raceme; calyx of 4 sepals; corolla blue, 4-6 mm. long, the lobes spreading, much longer than the tube, deeply and irregularly laciniate; stamens 2; stigma capitate.
Fruits	Capsule 3-4 mm. high, obcordate.	Capsule 3 mm. high and 6 mm. wide, notched.

	Veronica peregrina	Veronica schizantha
Flowering time	April-September	May-June
Habitat	Swales, wet meadows, stream banks, and other moist places, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.	Moist ground at mid-elevations in the mountains.
Distribution	Widely distributed throughout most of Washington; widely distributed throughout North America. [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]	Occurring in the Olympics and Cascades mountains foothills of western Washington; Washington to Oregon. [WildflowerSearch map]
Origin	Both native (var. xalapensis) and introduced (var. peregrina) varieties	Native
Conservation status	Not of concern	Sensitive in Washington (WANHP)
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. longifolia, V. missurica, V. officinalis, V. peregrina, V. persica, V. polita, V. regina-nivalis, V. rubra, V. scutellata, V. serpyllifolia, V. triphyllos, V. verna, V. wormskjoldii
Subordinate taxa	V. peregrina var. peregrina, V. peregrina var. xalapensis
Web links	Local floras: BC, OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria, Turner Photog. WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search	Local floras: OR, WA Local Web sites: Flora NW, PNW Herbaria WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

Veronica peregrina

Veronica schizantha

purslane speedwell

fringe-petal kittentails, fringed kittentails

Habit

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

Herbaceous perennial from a short, stout rhizome, the scape 1-3 dm. tall, villous-puberulent, as are the petioles.

Leaves

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

Leaves all basal, long-petiolate, the blades reniform-cordate to cordate-rotund, 4-12 cm. wide and long, palmately veined, with shallow lobes, the sinuses 5-15 mm. deep, the lobes again few-toothed.

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.

Inflorescence a terminal raceme;

calyx of 4 sepals;

corolla blue, 4-6 mm. long, the lobes spreading, much longer than the tube, deeply and irregularly laciniate;

stamens 2;

stigma capitate.