Veronica beccabunga |
Veronica hederifolia |
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American brooklime, American speedwell, brooklime, European speedwell, véronique beccabunga |
ivy speedwell, ivy-leaf speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals. | |
Stems | decumbent to ascending, 5–40(–50) cm, eglandular-hairy. |
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Leaves | blade suborbiculate, (3–)5-lobed, central lobe usually overtopping lateral ones, (5–)7–15(–20) × 8–16(–25) mm, base truncate, margins (3–)5-lobed, apex acute, surfaces sparsely eglandular-hairy. |
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Racemes | 1–10, terminal, 50–400(–500) mm, 5–20-flowered, axis eglandular-hairy; bracts suborbiculate, (3–)5-lobed, central lobe usually overtopping lateral ones, (5–)7–15(–20) mm. |
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Pedicels | patent or deflexed, (5–)9–15(–20) mm, equal to or ± shorter than subtending bract, length 2–3 times calyx, eglandular-hairy (in single line adaxially). |
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Flowers | calyx lobes 5–6(–7) mm, apex acute, abaxial surface usually glabrous, ciliate with 25–35 hairs per side; corolla bright blue with bright white center, 5–7(–9) mm diam.; stamens sky blue, 0.7–1.2 mm; style (0.6–)0.7–0.9(–1.1) mm. |
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Capsules | ± round in cross section, ovoid, 3–4 × 4.5–6 mm, apex ± emarginate, glabrate. |
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Seeds | 1–4, bright yellow, ellipsoid to subglobular, urn-shaped, 2.3–3.3 × 2–3 mm, 1–2.2 mm thick, weakly cristate or rugose, ± smooth. |
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2n | = 54 (Eurasia). |
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Veronica beccabunga |
Veronica hederifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun. | |
Habitat | Fields, lawns, gardens, ruderal places, vineyards, open forests, shady rocky places, dunes. | |
Elevation | 0–2000 m. (0–6600 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 also in s South America]
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AL; AR; CA; CT; DC; DE; FL; GA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MD; MI; MO; NC; NE; NJ; NY; OH; OK; OR; PA; SC; SD; TN; UT; VA; WA; WV; BC; ON; Eurasia [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion | Subspecies 3 (1 in the flora). Subspecies abscondita M. A. Fischer is found from eastern Turkey to western Iran, while the native range of subsp. muscosa (Korshinsky) Elenevsky extends from eastern Iran to southern China. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 312. | FNA vol. 17, p. 315. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Veronica | Plantaginaceae > Veronica |
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Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 12. (1753) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 13. (1753) — (as hederaefolia) |
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