Thymeleaf Speedwell Veronica Serpyllifolia

Thymeleaf speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia

Description

Habit

Perennial, creeping plant can that can reach a height of 12 inches tall.

Leaves

Opposite but alternate at the apex, less than 1.5 inches long, oval or round, sometimes scalloped edges, short leaf stalk.

Stems

Creeping, green in color.

Flowers

1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, saucer-shaped, white or blueish white in color, 2 stamens, 4 rounded petals, bottom petal is smaller and narrower than other 3. Top petals are streaked with dark purple

Source: MISIN. 2021. Midwest Invasive Species Information Network. Michigan State University - Applied Spatial Ecology and Technical Services Laboratory. Available online at https://www.misin.msu.edu/facts/detail.php?id=467. on the inside. Bloom May to October.

Fruits and Seeds

Flattened, heart-shaped, capsule, less than 1/4 inch long, fringe of glandular hairs along edge.

Contains numerous flattened seeds.

Habitat

Native to Asia. Can be found in moist woods, grasslands, waste places, and disturbed sites.

Reproduction

By seed or vegetatively by rhizomes.

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Credits

The information provided in this factsheet was gathered from Illinois Wildflowers and Minnesota

Wildflowers. Individual species images that appear with a number in a black box are courtesy of the

Bugwood.org network (http://www.invasive.org).Individual photo author credits may not be included due to the small display size of the images and subsequent difficulty of reading the provided text. All other images appear courtesy of Google (http://images.google.com).