Veronica beccabunga subsp. beccabunga |
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Habit | Perennials. |
Stems | decumbent to ascending proximally, creeping distally, 10–60 cm, glabrous. |
Leaves | petiole 2–4(–8) mm; blade broadly oblong, ovate, or subelliptic, widest near or distal to middle, (10–)15–35(–65) × (6–)8–20(–33) mm, 1.5–2 times as long as wide, base rounded-truncate to cuneate, margins denticulate, subserrulate, or subentire, rarely crenulate, apex obtuse-rounded, shining, surfaces glabrous. |
Racemes | 2–6(–12), axillary, 30–50 mm, (5–)10–15(–22)-flowered, axis glabrous; bracts lanceolate, 3–6 mm. |
Pedicels | subpatent, arcuate-erect, or suberect, (2.5–)3–7(–10) mm, equal to subtending bract, glabrous. |
Flowers | calyx lobes 2–2.5 mm, apex acute, glabrous; corolla deep or bright, rarely pale, blue with white center, 5–6 mm diam.; stamens 1.4–2.8 mm; style (1.3–)1.5–3(–3.5) mm. |
Capsules | slightly compressed in cross section, broadly ellipsoid or globular, 2.5–4(–5.5) × 3–4(–4.5) mm, apex not or ± emarginate, glabrous. |
Seeds | 38–70(–110), brown, broadly ellipsoid, flat, 0.4–0.6 × 0.3–0.5 mm, 0.2–0.3 mm thick, smooth. |
2n | = 18, 36. |
Veronica beccabunga subsp. beccabunga |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Sep(–Oct). |
Habitat | Streams, marshes, ditches, wet meadows, running water, disturbed sites. |
Elevation | 0–2300 m. (0–7500 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; CT; IL; MA; MD; ME; MI; MO; NJ; NV; NY; OH; PA; VA; WI; WV; BC; ON; QC; Eurasia; Africa [Introduced in North America; introduced in s South America (Argentina, Chile)] |
Discussion | For the flora area, Veronica beccabunga was first recorded in 1876 (New York, D. H. Les and R. L. Stuckey 1985); it seems to have been introduced multiple times independently. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 312. |
Parent taxa | |
Synonyms | V. baxteri |
Name authority | unknown |
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