Veronica stelleri |
Veronica copelandii |
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Steller's speedwell |
Copeland's speedwell |
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Habit | Perennials. | Perennials. |
Stems | erect to ascending, unbranched, (5–)10–20(–25) cm, eglandular-hairy. |
ascending, unbranched, 5–15 cm, densely glandular-hairy. |
Leaves | blade ovate, 15–30 × 10–20 mm, base rounded, margins dentate or serrate, apex subacute to subobtuse, surfaces eglandular-hairy. |
blade oblong-elliptic, (5–)10–15(–35) × 4–8 mm, base cuneate, margins entire, apex short-acuminate, surfaces hairy. |
Racemes | 1, terminal, 10–60 mm, to 100 mm in fruit, 5–15-flowered, axis hairy; bracts lanceolate, 2–5 mm. |
1, terminal, distalmost leaves often with 1 or 2 axillary flowers, 10–80 mm, (3–)5–15-flowered, axis glandular-hairy; bracts lanceolate, 3–5 mm. |
Pedicels | erect, 2–11 mm, equal to longer than subtending bract, crisp-hairy. |
erect, 5–8 mm, equal to ± longer than subtending bract, densely glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | calyx lobes 4–5 mm, eglandular-ciliate, apex acuminate, glabrous or sparsely hairy; corolla pale blue or violet, rotate, 8–10 mm diam.; stamens 7 mm; style 3–6 mm. |
calyx 4(or 5)-lobed, lobes (1–)2–3 mm, apex obtuse, glandular-hairy; corolla pale blue to purple, rotate, 8–10 mm diam.; stamens 4–5 mm; style 7 mm. |
Capsules | compressed in cross section, oblong, 5–6(–8) × 3–4.5 mm, longer than wide, apex ± emarginate, glabrous proximally, hairy distally. |
compressed in cross section, broadly oblong, 5–6 × 3.5 mm, longer than wide, apex emarginate, glandular-hairy. |
Seeds | number unknown, brown, ovoid, flat, 1–1.5 × 0.7–1.2 mm, thickness and texture unknown. |
number unknown, brown, ovoid, flat, 1–1.2 × 0.7–1.1 mm, thickness and texture unknown. |
2n | = 18 (Japan, Russia). |
= 18. |
Veronica stelleri |
Veronica copelandii |
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Phenology | Flowering Jul–Sep. | Flowering Jul–Aug. |
Habitat | Dry to moderately moist slopes, meadows in alpine regions, moraines. | Subalpine meadows, alpine slopes. |
Elevation | 0–1800 m. (0–5900 ft.) | 1900–2500 m. (6200–8200 ft.) |
Distribution |
AK; Asia (Japan, Korea, Russia) |
CA |
Discussion | Veronica stelleri may be difficult to differentiate from 4b. V. wormskjoldii subsp. nutans where sympatric. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Veronica copelandii is sister to V. cusickii in the phylogenetic analysis by D. C. Albach et al. (2006). It occurs in the Klamath Ranges of northwestern California. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 310. | FNA vol. 17, p. 310. |
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Synonyms | V. stelleri var. glabrescens, V. wormskjoldii var. stelleri | |
Name authority | Link: Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 40. (1820) | Eastwood: Bot. Gaz. 41: 288, fig. 2. (1906) — (as copelandi) |
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