Veronica undulata |
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undulate speedwell, wavy-leaf water speedwell |
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Habit | Annuals or perennials. |
Stems | erect or prostrate basally, 10–100 cm, glabrous at least proximally, glandular-hairy distally. |
Leaves | 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 | 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, 3–5 mm, equal to subtending bract, sparsely glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | 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 | slightly compressed in cross section, obcordiform to globular, 2–3 × 2–3 mm, apex rounded or ± emarginate, sparsely glandular-hairy. |
Seeds | 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 (Asia). |
Veronica undulata |
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Phenology | Flowering (Mar–)Apr–Sep. |
Habitat | Disturbed, wet places, ditches, or swamps. |
Elevation | 0–200 m. (0–700 ft.) |
Distribution |
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.) |
Source | FNA vol. 17, p. 314. |
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Name authority | Wallich: in W. Roxburgh, Fl. Ind. 1: 147. (1820) |
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