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finger speedwell, fingered speedwell

large-flower speedwell

Habit Annuals, sometimes biennials. Perennials.
Stems

erect or ascending, often blue tinged, (3–)5–15(–20) cm, densely hairy.

prostrate to erect, unbranched, (3–)5–15(–20) cm, viscid-hairy.

Leaves

blade: proximal ovate to triangular, 5–7 × 3–6 mm, distal 8–18 × 8–18 mm, base rounded, margins (proximal) coarsely crenate or (distal) 3–5(–7)-palmatifid, apex obtuse, surfaces sparsely hairy, often glandular.

blade elliptic-ovate, 20–45 × 15–30 mm, 1–3 times as long as wide, base cuneate, margins ± crenate-serrate, apex acute to rounded, abaxial surface with articulate hairs or glabrous, adaxial hirsute, or surfaces sparsely ciliate only.

Racemes

1, terminal, sometimes also 1 or 2 axillary, 30–120(–150) mm, 6–15(–25)-flowered, axis densely eglandular- and glandular-hairy;

proximal bracts 5-palmatifid, distal 3-fid, 4–18 mm.

1–4, axillary, 50–150 mm, 3–8-flowered, axis viscid-hairy;

bracts oblong, 3–5 mm.

Pedicels

patent or arcuate-ascending, 4–11(–20) mm, ± equal to subtending bract, length 1–2 times calyx, densely hairy.

suberect, 8–10 mm, longer than subtending bract, viscid-hairy.

Flowers

calyx lobes 4–6(–11) mm, apex obtuse, glandular-hairy;

corolla deep blue, 5–10 mm diam.;

stamens 0.9–1.7 mm;

style (0.5–)0.7–1.5(–2) mm.

calyx lobes 4 mm, apex obtuse, hairy;

corolla bright blue to violet-blue, 8–9 mm diam.;

stamens 7 mm;

style 7–9 mm.

Capsules

± inflated basally, compressed distally in cross section, obcordiform, 4–5(–10) × 4.5–6.5(–8) mm, apex emarginate, glandular-hairy.

compressed in cross section, obovoid, 9–11 × 7–8 mm, apex emarginate, sparsely hairy.

Seeds

14–22(–35), dark brown or blackish, subglobular, cymbiform, 1–2.2 × 0.7–2 mm, 0.4–0.9 mm thick, ± rugulose to cristate.

unknown.

2n

= 14 (Eurasia).

= ca. 48–50 (Russia).

Veronica triphyllos

Veronica grandiflora

Phenology Flowering (Feb–)Mar–May(–Jul). Flowering Jul–Aug.
Habitat Pine forests, stony pastures, rocky banks, sandy fields, gardens, roadsides, rarely calcareous soils. Meadows, between stones, slopes, alpine slopes.
Elevation 100–1000 m. (300–3300 ft.) 0–600 m. (0–2000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; ID; KS; MO; OK; OR; WA; Eurasia [Introduced in North America]
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from FNA
AK; Asia (Japan, Russia)
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Source FNA vol. 17, p. 315. FNA vol. 17, p. 311.
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. stelleri, V. sublobata, V. teucrium, V. triloba, 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. copelandii, V. cusickii, V. cymbalaria, V. dillenii, V. filiformis, V. fruticans, 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. aphylla var. grandiflora, V. grandiflora var. minor
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 1: 14. (1753) Gaertner: Novi Comment. Acad. Sci. Imp. Petrop. 14(1): 531, plate 18, fig. 1. (1770)
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