Family: Plantaginaceae
brooklime, speedwell
Gary Fewless
Emmet J. Judziewicz
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (UWSP)
Etymology: Veronica: named after Saint Veronica, the woman who gave Jesus a cloth to wipe his face while on the way to Calvary, and so named because the markings on some species supposedly resemble those on her sacred handkerchief
Plants: trailing to erect perennial, 4"-10" tall forb, mostly smooth; from rhizomes
Leaves: all opposite and short-stalked, mostly widest near the base and usually 2-4 times as long as wide
Flowers: blue, 4-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, lobes longer than the tube; inflorescence a stalked, open cluster (raceme) of 10-15 stalked flowers only from the upper leaf axils; blooms June-Oct.
Fruits: swollen capsule with many seeds
Habitat: wet; shores, streambanks, shallows
Plants: trailing to erect perennial, 4"-10" tall forb, mostly smooth; from rhizomes
Leaves: all opposite and short-stalked, mostly widest near the base and usually 2-4 times as long as wide
Flowers: blue, 4-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, lobes longer than the tube; inflorescence a stalked, open cluster (raceme) of 10-15 stalked flowers only from the upper leaf axils; blooms June-Oct.
Fruits: swollen capsule with many seeds
Habitat: wet; shores, streambanks, shallows
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 9, Wetland Indicator = OBL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Corey Raimond
Arthur Meeks
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Corey Raimond
Gary Fewless
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Gary Fewless
Corey Raimond
Corey Raimond
Arthur Meeks
