Veronica serpyllifolia

Veronica serpyllifolia
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 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.

Gallery

References

  1. "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

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