Veronica arvensis |
Veronica dillenii |
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corn speedwell, speedwell, véronique des champs, wall speedwell |
Dillenius' speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals. | Annuals. |
Stems | erect to ascending, 1–30(–40) cm, glandular- or eglandular-hairy. |
erect to ascending, (8–)10–20(–40) cm, glandular- and eglandular-hairy. |
Leaves | in 3–6 pairs per stem; blade oblong to broadly ovate, (2–)5–14(–35) × (2–)3–10(–18) mm, 2.5 times as long as wide, base truncate, margins crenate-serrate, apex obtuse to rounded, surfaces sparsely eglandular-hairy, rarely also glandular-hairy. |
blade lanceolate to ovate, 7–19(–21) × (3–)5–12 mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins (proximal) crenate-dentate or (distal) ±palmatifid, lobes 3–7+, apex of central lobe obtuse, lateral ± acute, surfaces glandular- and eglandular-hairy. |
Racemes | 1(–3), terminal, 20–150 mm, (5–)15–40(–60)-flowered, axis densely eglandular- and glandular-hairy; bracts linear-oblong, (3.5–)4–6(–10) mm. |
1, terminal, 60–180 mm, 15–50(–120)-flowered, axis eglandular- and glandular-hairy; proximal bracts similar to leaves, distal ones linear-lanceolate, 3–5 mm. |
Pedicels | erect, 0–4 mm, shorter than subtending bract, densely eglandular- and glandular-hairy. |
erect, 2–4(–5) mm, shorter than subtending bract, length 1/2–1 times calyx, eglandular- and glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | calyx lobes (2–)3.5–5(–6) mm, 0.8–2 mm wide, apex acute, glandular-hairy; corolla sky blue to intense blue, 2–4 mm diam.; stamens 0.3–0.5 mm; style (0.2–)0.4–0.6(–1) mm. |
calyx lobes 3.5–6 mm, apex acute, eglandular- and glandular-hairy; corolla deep blue, 4–6 mm diam.; stamens 0.8–1.5 mm; style 0.8–1.5 mm, stigma violet. |
Capsules | compressed in cross section, obcordiform, 2–4 × 2.5–5 mm, apex markedly emarginate, glandular-ciliate, otherwise glabrous. |
compressed in cross section, narrowly obcordiform, 3.5–4.5 × 4–6 mm, apex emarginate, angle of sinus ca. 90°, ciliate with glandular and eglandular hairs. |
Seeds | 10–30, yellowish, ovoid, flat, 0.7–1.7 × 0.4–1 mm, 0.2–0.4 mm thick, rugose. |
10–28, yellowish, ellipsoid, flat, 0.9–1.6 × 0.7–1.3 mm, 0.2–0.3 mm thick, smooth. |
2n | = 16. |
= 16 (Eurasia). |
Veronica arvensis |
Veronica dillenii |
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Phenology | Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun(–Oct). | Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul. |
Habitat | Disturbed sites, lawns, fields, open forests, scrub, grasslands, rocky sites, coasts. | Open pine and oak forests, rocky, dry, sandy slopes. |
Elevation | 0–2900 m. (0–9500 ft.) | 500–2200 m. (1600–7200 ft.) |
Distribution |
AK; AL; AR; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MS; MT; NC; NE; NH; NJ; NM; NV; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; RI; SC; SD; TN; TX; UT; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; BC; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC; YT; Atlantic Islands; Pacific Islands; Greenland; Africa; Eurasia; Australia [Introduced in North America; introduced also in Mexico, Central America]
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IL; IN; MI; NY; VA; WI; Eurasia [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | Veronica dillenii is closely related to V. verna but with larger flowers; it may have been overlooked and may be distributed more widely. Most herbarium specimens of V. dillenii blacken when dry due to the presence of aucubin, which distinguishes them from V. verna. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 317. | FNA vol. 17, p. 318. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Veronica | Plantaginaceae > Veronica |
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Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 13. (1753) | Crantz: Stirp. Austr. Fasc. ed. 2, 2: 352. (1769) |
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