Veronica dillenii |
Veronica hederifolia |
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Dillenius' speedwell |
ivy speedwell, ivy-leaf speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals. | Annuals. |
Stems | erect to ascending, (8–)10–20(–40) cm, glandular- and eglandular-hairy. |
decumbent to ascending, 5–40(–50) cm, eglandular-hairy. |
Leaves | blade lanceolate to ovate, 7–19(–21) × (3–)5–12 mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins (proximal) crenate-dentate or (distal) ±palmatifid, lobes 3–7+, apex of central lobe obtuse, lateral ± acute, surfaces glandular- and eglandular-hairy. |
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. |
Racemes | 1, terminal, 60–180 mm, 15–50(–120)-flowered, axis eglandular- and glandular-hairy; proximal bracts similar to leaves, distal ones linear-lanceolate, 3–5 mm. |
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. |
Pedicels | erect, 2–4(–5) mm, shorter than subtending bract, length 1/2–1 times calyx, eglandular- and glandular-hairy. |
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). |
Flowers | calyx lobes 3.5–6 mm, apex acute, eglandular- and glandular-hairy; corolla deep blue, 4–6 mm diam.; stamens 0.8–1.5 mm; style 0.8–1.5 mm, stigma violet. |
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. |
Capsules | compressed in cross section, narrowly obcordiform, 3.5–4.5 × 4–6 mm, apex emarginate, angle of sinus ca. 90°, ciliate with glandular and eglandular hairs. |
± round in cross section, ovoid, 3–4 × 4.5–6 mm, apex ± emarginate, glabrate. |
Seeds | 10–28, yellowish, ellipsoid, flat, 0.9–1.6 × 0.7–1.3 mm, 0.2–0.3 mm thick, smooth. |
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. |
2n | = 16 (Eurasia). |
= 54 (Eurasia). |
Veronica dillenii |
Veronica hederifolia |
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Phenology | Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Jul. | Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun. |
Habitat | Open pine and oak forests, rocky, dry, sandy slopes. | Fields, lawns, gardens, ruderal places, vineyards, open forests, shady rocky places, dunes. |
Elevation | 500–2200 m. (1600–7200 ft.) | 0–2000 m. (0–6600 ft.) |
Distribution |
IL; IN; MI; NY; VA; WI; Eurasia [Introduced in North America] |
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 | Veronica dillenii is closely related to V. verna but with larger flowers; it may have been overlooked and may be distributed more widely. Most herbarium specimens of V. dillenii blacken when dry due to the presence of aucubin, which distinguishes them from V. verna. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 318. | FNA vol. 17, p. 315. |
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Name authority | Crantz: Stirp. Austr. Fasc. ed. 2, 2: 352. (1769) | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 13. (1753) — (as hederaefolia) |
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