Veronica beccabunga |
Veronica scutellata |
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American brooklime, American speedwell, brooklime, European speedwell, véronique beccabunga |
grass-leaf speedwell, marsh speedwell, narrow-leaf speedwell, skullcap speedwell, véronique en écusson |
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Habit | Perennials. | |
Stems | ascending, (5–)15–45(–80) cm, glabrous, sometimes sparsely eglandular-hairy distally. |
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Leaves | petiole 0 mm; blade narrowly lanceolate or linear, rarely elliptic, (10–)30–50(–80) × (2–)3–7(–14) mm, 6–10 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins remote- and fine-dentate, apex acute, abaxial surface glabrous, adaxial glabrous or sparsely eglandular-hairy. |
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Racemes | 1–5(–10), axillary, 40–90(–150) mm, (2–)5–20-flowered, axis glabrous, sometimes sparsely eglandular-hairy; bracts lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm. |
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Pedicels | patent or ± curled, (6–)10–15(–17) mm, longer than subtending bracts, glabrous. |
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Flowers | calyx lobes (1–)2–3 mm, apex obtuse to acute, glabrate; corolla pale lilac, pale sky blue, or whitish, with pink or dark blue narrow stripes, 2.5–7 mm diam.; stamens 4–5 mm; style (1–)2–4 mm. |
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Capsules | compressed in cross section, ovoid or reniform, 2.5–5 × (3–)4–6 mm, apex emarginate by 1/3 length, glabrous. |
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Seeds | 5–20, pale brownish, globular or ovoid, flat, 1.2–1.9 × 1–1.5 mm, 0.2 mm thick, smooth. |
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2n | = 18. |
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Veronica beccabunga |
Veronica scutellata |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Sep. | |
Habitat | Moist meadows, marshes, shallows, forests, steppes, fens, stream banks, lakeshores. | |
Elevation | 0–1800(–2400) m. (0–5900(–7900) 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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AK; AZ; CA; CO; CT; DC; IA; ID; IL; IN; LA; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MT; NC; ND; NH; NJ; NV; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; TN; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; NT; NU; ON; PE; QC; SK; YT; SPM; Eurasia; Africa (Algeria) [Introduced in s South America (Argentina)]
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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.) |
Alpine dwarf forms of Veronica scutellata tend to have relatively broad leaves and may therefore be easily confused with other species. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 312. | FNA vol. 17, p. 311. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Veronica | Plantaginaceae > Veronica |
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Synonyms | V. connata, V. scutellata var. villosa | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 12. (1753) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 12. (1753) |
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