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Common Field-speedwell

Veronica persica

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Description:

Pretty bright blue flowers (8-12mm across) are borne solitarily on thin stems which only reach to about 20cm high. The corolla has four lobes, the lower one being smaller and white, and it has two stamens. The hairy oval leaves are pale green with toothed margins.

Habitat:

Found on bare soil, cultivated and waste ground.

Notes:

Maltese name: Veronika komuni

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Flora of the Maltese Islands
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PublishedMay 4, 2013

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