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Steller's speedwell

Copeland's speedwell

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

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
from FNA
AK; Asia (Japan, Korea, Russia)
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
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.
Parent taxa Plantaginaceae > Veronica Plantaginaceae > Veronica
Sibling taxa
V. agrestis, V. alpina, V. americana, V. anagallis-aquatica, V. argute-serrata, V. arvensis, V. beccabunga, V. biloba, V. catenata, V. chamaedrys, V. copelandii, V. cusickii, V. cymbalaria, V. dillenii, V. filiformis, V. fruticans, V. grandiflora, V. hederifolia, V. longifolia, V. officinalis, V. peregrina, V. persica, V. polita, V. scutellata, V. serpyllifolia, V. spicata, V. sublobata, V. teucrium, V. triloba, V. triphyllos, V. undulata, V. verna, V. wormskjoldii
V. agrestis, V. alpina, V. americana, V. anagallis-aquatica, V. argute-serrata, V. arvensis, V. beccabunga, V. biloba, V. catenata, V. chamaedrys, V. cusickii, V. cymbalaria, V. dillenii, V. filiformis, V. fruticans, V. grandiflora, V. hederifolia, V. longifolia, V. officinalis, V. peregrina, V. persica, V. polita, V. scutellata, V. serpyllifolia, V. spicata, V. stelleri, V. sublobata, V. teucrium, V. triloba, V. triphyllos, V. undulata, V. verna, V. wormskjoldii
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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