Veronica beccabunga |
Veronica sublobata |
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American brooklime, American speedwell, brooklime, European speedwell, véronique beccabunga |
false ivy-leaf speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals. | |
Stems | decumbent to ascending, sometimes erect in young plants, 5–40(–50) cm, eglandular-hairy. |
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Leaves | blade ovate to broadly ovate, 5(–7)-lobed, central lobe longer than wide and broadest, (7–)9–15(–25) × (7–)9–17(–27) mm, base truncate, margins 5(–7)-lobed, apex obtuse to rounded, surfaces sparsely eglandular-hairy. |
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Racemes | 1–10, terminal, 50–400(–500) mm, 5–20-flowered, axis eglandular-hairy; bracts broadly ovate, 5(–7)-lobed, central lobe longer than wide and broadest, (7–)9–15(–25) mm. |
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Pedicels | patent or deflexed, (7–)10–18(–24) mm, ± longer than subtending bract, length 3–4(–6) times calyx, eglandular-hairy (densely adaxially). |
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Flowers | calyx lobes 3–4 mm, apex acute, sparsely hairy on abaxial surface or glabrous, ciliate with 25–35 hairs per side; corolla pale violet to whitish, 4–5(–6) mm diam.; stamens pale violet, 0.4–0.8 mm; style 0.2–0.7 mm. |
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Capsules | ± round in cross section, ovoid, 2–3 × 3.5–5 mm, apex ± emarginate, glabrate. |
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Seeds | 1–4, bright reddish brown, broadly ovoid to subglobular, urn-shaped, 2.2–2.7 × 2–2.4 mm, 1–1.8 mm thick, transverse ribs inconspicuous, thinner towards margin, margins strongly involute. |
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2n | = 36 (Europe). |
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Veronica beccabunga |
Veronica sublobata |
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Phenology | Flowering Mar–May. | |
Habitat | Moist forests, damp, shady ruderal places, thickets, gardens, montane fields. | |
Elevation | 0–1000 m. (0–3300 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; KY; MD; MO; OH; UT; VA; Europe [Introduced in North America] |
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.) |
Veronica sublobata is closely related to V. hederifolia and has been frequently synonymized with or treated as a subspecies of the latter. It has rarely been reported in the flora area and is surely more widespread than indicated above. It seems to be more rare than V. hederifolia with only about a dozen verified records from seven states. However, its frequent occurrence in cultivated habitats in Europe makes it likely that it has been introduced to the flora area on multiple occasions. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 312. | FNA vol. 17, p. 315. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Veronica | Plantaginaceae > Veronica |
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Synonyms | V. hederifolia subsp. lucorum, V. hederifolia var. lucorum | |
Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 12. (1753) | M. A. Fischer: Oesterr. Bot. Z. 114: 201, 227, figs. 3c, 4c. (1967) |
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