Veronica serpyllifolia
| Veronica serpyllifolia | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | Veronica |
| Species: | V. serpyllifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Veronica serpyllifolia L. | |
Veronica serpyllifolia (thyme-leaved speedwell[1] or thymeleaf speedwell) is a perennial flowering plant in the plantain family. It can be found on most continents.
Description
The leaves are oval, borne on creeping stems. Roots grow from leaf axils. The prostrate stems bear erect flowering branches up to 20 cm high. The leaves are opposite on short stalks. The flowers are in racemes with a corolla 6 mm across and pale blue in colour.[2]
The flowers are blue, or white with blue or purple stripes, in racemes on upright stems.
The seeds are tiny and disk-shaped, borne in two-lobed pods.
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habit
seed capsules
References
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-1-85918-478-3
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