Veronica arvensis |
Veronica stelleri |
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corn speedwell, speedwell, véronique des champs, wall speedwell |
Steller's speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals. | Perennials. |
Stems | erect to ascending, 1–30(–40) cm, glandular- or eglandular-hairy. |
erect to ascending, unbranched, (5–)10–20(–25) cm, 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 ovate, 15–30 × 10–20 mm, base rounded, margins dentate or serrate, apex subacute to subobtuse, surfaces 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, 10–60 mm, to 100 mm in fruit, 5–15-flowered, axis hairy; bracts lanceolate, 2–5 mm. |
Pedicels | erect, 0–4 mm, shorter than subtending bract, densely eglandular- and glandular-hairy. |
erect, 2–11 mm, equal to longer than subtending bract, crisp-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 4–5 mm, eglandular-ciliate, apex acuminate, glabrous or sparsely hairy; corolla pale blue or violet, rotate, 8–10 mm diam.; stamens 7 mm; style 3–6 mm. |
Capsules | compressed in cross section, obcordiform, 2–4 × 2.5–5 mm, apex markedly emarginate, glandular-ciliate, otherwise glabrous. |
compressed in cross section, oblong, 5–6(–8) × 3–4.5 mm, longer than wide, apex ± emarginate, glabrous proximally, hairy distally. |
Seeds | 10–30, yellowish, ovoid, flat, 0.7–1.7 × 0.4–1 mm, 0.2–0.4 mm thick, rugose. |
number unknown, brown, ovoid, flat, 1–1.5 × 0.7–1.2 mm, thickness and texture unknown. |
2n | = 16. |
= 18 (Japan, Russia). |
Veronica arvensis |
Veronica stelleri |
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Phenology | Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun(–Oct). | Flowering Jul–Sep. |
Habitat | Disturbed sites, lawns, fields, open forests, scrub, grasslands, rocky sites, coasts. | Dry to moderately moist slopes, meadows in alpine regions, moraines. |
Elevation | 0–2900 m. (0–9500 ft.) | 0–1800 m. (0–5900 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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AK; Asia (Japan, Korea, Russia) |
Discussion | Veronica stelleri may be difficult to differentiate from 4b. V. wormskjoldii subsp. nutans where sympatric. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 317. | FNA vol. 17, p. 310. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Veronica | Plantaginaceae > Veronica |
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Synonyms | V. stelleri var. glabrescens, V. wormskjoldii var. stelleri | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 13. (1753) | Link: Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 40. (1820) |
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