Family: Plantaginaceae
common gypsy-weed, common speedwell, speedwell
Robert Bierman
Aaron Carlson
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: spreading perennial, 2"-10" tall forb, hairy, creeping with erect branches
Leaves: all opposite, oval to elliptical narrowing to the base, 1 1/2-3 times as long as wide, finely toothed, almost stalkless
Flowers: light blue, 4-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, lobes longer than the tube; inflorescence a stalked, spike-like cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers only from the upper leaf axils; blooms April-July
Fruits: triangular capsule
Habitat: dry; fields, upland woods
Conservation Status: Introduced - escaped
Plants: spreading perennial, 2"-10" tall forb, hairy, creeping with erect branches
Leaves: all opposite, oval to elliptical narrowing to the base, 1 1/2-3 times as long as wide, finely toothed, almost stalkless
Flowers: light blue, 4-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, lobes longer than the tube; inflorescence a stalked, spike-like cluster (raceme) of stalked flowers only from the upper leaf axils; blooms April-July
Fruits: triangular capsule
Habitat: dry; fields, upland woods
Conservation Status: Introduced - escaped
Floristic Rating: Wetland Indicator = UPL USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS): Images of seeds, fruits, embryos, etc. David G. Smith's "Delaware Wilflowers": Beautiful photographs; descriptions Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
Aaron Carlson
Corey Raimond
Corey Raimond
Merel R. Black
Merel R. Black
Matthew L. Wagner
Robert W. Freckmann
Merel R. Black
Kurt Stüber
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