Family: Plantaginaceae
neck-weed, purslane speedwell
Steve C. Garske
David G. Smith
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: erect, annual, 1"-12" tall forb, simple or branching near the bottom
Leaves: opposite except alternate in the inflorescence, 3-10 times as long as wide, either entire or with irregular teeth
Flowers: cream, 4-parted, less than 1/8" wide, mostly stalkless, lobes longer than the tube; inflorescence a long, terminal, leafy cluster with one flower in each axil; blooms May-Aug.
Fruits: notched capsule
Habitat: moist; disturbed sites
Conservation Status: Native
Plants: erect, annual, 1"-12" tall forb, simple or branching near the bottom
Leaves: opposite except alternate in the inflorescence, 3-10 times as long as wide, either entire or with irregular teeth
Flowers: cream, 4-parted, less than 1/8" wide, mostly stalkless, lobes longer than the tube; inflorescence a long, terminal, leafy cluster with one flower in each axil; blooms May-Aug.
Fruits: notched capsule
Habitat: moist; disturbed sites
Conservation Status: Native
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 0, Wetland Indicator = FACW+ USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos Dan Tenaglia's The Missouri Flora: Fabulous photographs; detailed descriptions; color and leave arrangement key. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine: Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora - 2nd Edition (1913) "An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada"
David G. Smith
Steve C. Garske
Steve C. Garske
Steve C. Garske
Robert H. Read
PNW Weed Management Handbook
PNW Weed Management Handbook
Emmet J. Judziewicz
Botancial Illustration
