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Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a herbaceous perennial plant with hairy stems and leaves. It can grow to 25 cm tall, but is normally about 12 cm tall. The flowers are blue, with a four-lobed corolla. The form of the leaves are similar to white deadnettle. It creeps along the ground, spreading by sending down roots at the stem nodes. It is propagated both by seed and stem fragments.

Habitat:

It is native to Europe and northern Asia. It is found on other continents as an introduced species.

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Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

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