Veronica hederifolia |
Veronica undulata |
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ivy speedwell, ivy-leaf speedwell |
undulate speedwell, wavy-leaf water speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals. | Annuals or perennials. |
Stems | decumbent to ascending, 5–40(–50) cm, eglandular-hairy. |
erect or prostrate basally, 10–100 cm, glabrous at least proximally, glandular-hairy distally. |
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. |
petiole 0–5 mm; blade elliptic to ovate, sometimes ovate-oblong or linear-lanceolate, rarely lanceolate, 20–50(–100) × 5–20(–25) mm, 2.5–4 times as long as wide, base attenuate, upwards amplexicaul, margins subentire or crenate to serrate or ± undulate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glabrous. |
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. |
6–25, axillary, 50–220 mm, 10–15 mm diam., 10–100-flowered, axis sparsely glandular-hairy, rarely glabrous; pedicels 2–6 per cm; bracts linear to lanceolate, 3–6 mm, apex acute. |
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). |
patent, 3–5 mm, equal to subtending bract, sparsely glandular-hairy. |
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. |
calyx lobes 1.5–2(–3) mm, apex acute, sparsely glandular-hairy, rarely glabrous; corolla pale blue or pale lilac, rarely white, 2.5–5 mm diam.; stamens 2 mm; style 0.9–2 mm. |
Capsules | ± round in cross section, ovoid, 3–4 × 4.5–6 mm, apex ± emarginate, glabrate. |
slightly compressed in cross section, obcordiform to globular, 2–3 × 2–3 mm, apex rounded or ± emarginate, sparsely glandular-hairy. |
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. |
30–40, ochre, broadly ellipsoid, ± flat, convex on both sides, 0.5–0.6 × 0.4–0.5 mm, thickness and texture unknown. |
2n | = 54 (Eurasia). |
= 54 (Asia). |
Veronica hederifolia |
Veronica undulata |
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Phenology | Flowering (Feb–)Mar–Jun. | Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Sep. |
Habitat | Fields, lawns, gardens, ruderal places, vineyards, open forests, shady rocky places, dunes. | Disturbed, wet places, ditches, or swamps. |
Elevation | 0–2000 m. (0–6600 ft.) | 0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
Distribution |
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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AL; OR; WA; Asia [Introduced in North America] |
Discussion | In the flora area, Veronica undulata was introduced near ports (Mobile, Alabama, and Portland, Oregon) before 1900 via ship ballast from trade with Asia, did not spread much, and may not have persisted. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 315. | FNA vol. 17, p. 314. |
Parent taxa | Plantaginaceae > Veronica | Plantaginaceae > Veronica |
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Name authority | Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 13. (1753) — (as hederaefolia) | Wallich: in W. Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 1: 147. (1820) |
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