Veronica polita Fr.
Family: Plantaginaceae
wayside speedwell
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Kurt Stüber  
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Gary Fewless  
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University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS-VP)  
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: annual forb
Leaves: opposite except alternate in the inflorescence
Conservation Status: Introduced - adventive
Veronica polita image
Veronica polita image
Kurt Stüber  
Veronica polita image
Gary Fewless  
Veronica polita image
Veronica polita image