Veronica hederifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Veronica |
Species: | V. hederifolia |
Binomial name | |
Veronica hederifolia L. |
Veronica hederifolia (Ivy-leaved Speedwell) is a flowering plant belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It is native to Eurasia and it is present in other places as an introduced species and a common weed. It is an annual herb growing from a taproot and producing a hairy, spreading stem up to about 60 centimeters long. The stem is lined with rounded leaves with blades which are divided shallowly into 3 to 5 lobes and borne on petioles. Solitary blue flowers occur in leaf axils, each with a corolla up to a centimeter wide.