| Dicotyledon | Literature for Veronica serpyllifolia
Wagner et al., 1990, 1999. |
| Plantaginaceae -- The Plantain Family | Bibliography |
| Veronica serpyllifolia | |
Common name(s): speedwell, thmye-leaved speedwell |
| General Information | ||
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| Distribution | Native to Europe, widely naturalized.In the Hawaiian Islands, naturalized on Kaua`i, O`ahu, Moloka`i, Lana`i, Maui, Hawai`i. |
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| Habit |
Rhizomatous perennial herbs forming clumps; stems ascending to decumbent, 0.5-2(-3) dm long, unbranched or branched below, moderately finely puberulent, sometimes sparsely so. |
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| Leaves |
Leaves elliptic to broadly ovate, 7-15(-20) mm long, 4-13 mm wide, puberulent to glabrous, margins obscurely crenulate to entire, apex rounded to obtuse, base broadly cuneate, petioles 0-6 mm long. |
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| Flowers |
Flowers solitary in the upper(?) leaf axils, forming a terminal raceme, usually closely spaced, sparsely to moderately puberulent throughout, pedicels 2-4(-5.5) mm long, bracts lanceolate to narrowly elliptic; calyx lobes narrowly obovate to broadly elliptic-oblong, 2.5-3(-3.5) mm long, subglabrous; corolla pale blue to white, ca. 3 mm long. |
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| Fruit |
Capsules broadly obcordate, somewhat compressed, 2.3-2.7 mm long, 3.5-4.5 mm wide, margins sparsely puberulent. |
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| Seeds |
Seeds pale brown, ca. 0.6-0.7 mm long. |
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| Chromosomes |
2n = 14 |
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