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Veronica agrestis

(Green Field Speedwell)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Field Speedwell, Green Field Speedwell, Green-Field Speedwell

Common Names in Portuguese:

Verônica-Do-Campo

Description

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Genus Veronica

Herbs, perennial with rhizomes or annuals . Roots glabrous . Stems erect , procumbent , or creeping , base sometimes woody. Leaves mostly opposite, rarely whorled or upper ones alternate. Inflorescences terminal or axillary racemes , sometimes spicate , long or short and capitate. Calyx 4-lobed, if 5-lobed upper lobe much smaller than other lobes. Corolla 4-sect or 4-lobed, rarely slightly 2-lipped; tube short and limb subrotate, rarely tube conspicuous, 1/3-1/2 of corolla length , usually hairy inside; lobes usually patent , unequal in width , upper lobe widest, lower lobe narrowest. Stamens 2; filaments adnate to posterior part of corolla tube; anther locules parallel or divergent, apically confluent . Style persistent ; stigma capitate. Capsule diverse in shape , slightly to strongly compressed laterally, 1-grooved, loculicidal. Seeds 2-50 per capsule, flattened and convex on both sides, navicular or cupular.

About 250 species: cosmopolitan , mainly in Asia and Europe; 53 species in China.[1]

Physical Description

Habit: Forb/herb

Flowers: Blooms in April, May, June. • Flower Color: light blue, medium blue

Foliage: Evergreen .

Size/Age/Growth

Size: under 6" tall.

Landscaping

Care: Cut back blooms when finished for a thicker plant with more blooms next year.

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,422 meters (0 to 4,665 feet).[2]

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Annual

Growth

Culture: Space 18-24" apart. Propagate by dividing the rootball, from herbaceous stem cuttings, or from seed.

Soil: Prefers good soil, with adequate moisture.

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun to part shade.

Moisture: Water Requirements: Provide regular deep waterings.

Temperature: Cold Hardiness: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b. (map)

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 1:13. 1753

Name verified on 15-Apr-2003 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 25-Feb-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Veronica

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 1639 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

V. aberdarica · V. abrotanifolia · V. abyssinica · V. accessoria · V. acinifolia · V. acinifolia reuterana · V. acmtheca · V. acuminata · V. acuta · V. acutiflora · V. acutifolia · V. adamsii · V. aegyptiaca · V. afghanica · V. africana · V. afrochamaedrys · V. agrestis (Green Field Speedwell) · V. agrestis var. byzantina · V. agrestis var. opaca · V. agrestis var. polita · V. agrestis var. typica · V. alaskensis · V. alatavica · V. alba · V. albanica · V. albicans · V. aleppica · V. algida · V. allahuekberensis · V. allenii · V. alliaria · V. allionii (Compact Blue Speedwell) · V. allionii 'Blue Pixie' · V. alpestris · V. alpina (Alpine Speedwell) · V. alpina alterniflora · V. alpina australis · V. alpina f. albiflora · V. alpina lasiocarpa · V. alpina minuscularia · V. alpina pumila · V. alpina subsp. minuscularia · V. alpina unalaschcensis · V. alpina var. alpina (Alpine Speedwell) · V. alpina var. australis (Alpine Speedwell) · V. alpina var. typica · V. alpina var. Unalaschensis · V. alpina var. wormskioldii · V. alpina wormskjoldii · V. alpiphila · V. altaica · V. alternifolia · V. amabilis · V. amabilis var. blanda · V. amagallis-aquatica · V. ambigua · V. americana (American Brooklime) · V. americana crassula · V. americana f. rosea · V. americana var. crassula · V. amethystina · V. amoena · V. amoena transhyrcanica · V. amplectens · V. amplexicaulis · V. anagallidiformis · V. anagallioides · V. anagallis (Water Speedwell) · V. anagallis-acuatica · V. anagallis-acuatillis · V. anagallis-aquatica (Sessile Water-Speedwell) · V. anagallis-aquatica brittonii · V. anagallis-aquatica lysimachioides · V. anagallis-aquatica neilreichii · V. anagallis-aquatica subsp. lysimachioides · V. anagallis-aquatica subsp. undulata · V. anagallis-aquatica undulata · V. anagallis-aquatica var. brittonii · V. anagallis-aquatica var. glandulosa · V. anagallis-aquatica var. latifolia · V. anagallis-aquatica var. pubescens · V. anagallis-aquatica var. terrea · V. anagallis-aquatilis · V. anagallisaquatica · V. anagallis cordata · V. anagallis latifolia · V. anagallis var. latifolia · V. anagallis var. lepida · V. anagalloides · V. anagalloides heureka · V. anagalloides subsp. heureka · V. anagalloides taeckholmiorum · V. anarrhinum · V. andersonii · V. andrashovskyi · V. andrasovszkyi · V. angallis-aquatica · V. angulata · V. angustata · V. angustifolia

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 18, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Hong De-yuan, Manfred A. Fischer "Veronica". in Flora of China Vol. 18 Page 65. Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org. [back]
  2. Mean = 130.750 meters (428.970 feet), Standard Deviation = 170.550 based on 6,959 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 7/2/2009