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Plantaginaceae
Veronica

not marked as a favorite taxon *Veronica hederifolia Linnaeus. Common name: Ivyleaf Speedwell. Phenology: Feb-Jun. Habitat: Lawns, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl6, FNA17, K4, Mi, Mo3, NY, Tn, Va, W, WH3; = Veronica hederaefolia — C, F, G, GrPl, Il, NE, RAB, S, Tat, WV, Pennell (1935), orthographic variant; = Veronica hederifolia L. ssp. hederifolia — Stace (2021), Walters & Webb (1972) in Tutin et al (1972); < Veronica hederifolia L. — Pa; Veronica hederifolia L. Basionym: Veronica hederifolia L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Veronica hederifolia - FNA17

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Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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image #1 of Veronica hederifolia© Jim Fowler | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Veronica hederifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Veronica hederifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Veronica hederifolia© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Veronica hederifolia© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Veronica hederifolia© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Creeping to erect annual of moist, disturbed habitats such as lawns, fields, successional forests and well-drained floodplain forests.

Stems: Stems branched at the base, hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate (upper) and opposite (lower), petiolate, oval or kidney-shaped in outline but with 3-5 lobes, 1/4-3/4 in. long, bristly-hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers solitary on short stalks from leaf axils, light lavender to pale blue and sometimes with darker lines, less than 1/2 in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 4 tiny petals, 3 of which are about the same size and the fourth slightly smaller.

Fruits: Fruit a heart-shaped capsule.

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Height: 2-14 in.

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description: Creeping to erect annual of moist, disturbed habitats such as lawns, fields, successional forests and well-drained floodplain forests.

stems: Stems branched at the base, hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate (upper) and opposite (lower), petiolate, oval or kidney-shaped in outline but with 3-5 lobes, 1/4-3/4 in. long, bristly-hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers solitary on short stalks from leaf axils, light lavender to pale blue and sometimes with darker lines, less than 1/2 in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 4 tiny petals, 3 of which are about the same size and the fourth slightly smaller.

fruits: Fruit a heart-shaped capsule.

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