Veronica americana (American Speedwell) - photos and description
15 cm ruler
General: Plants decumbent rooting at the nodes, and have a branching growth habit. Stems usually red at their base. Plants glabrous.
Flowers: In racemes from leaf axils, pale blue to pale violet, we measured a flower at 15 mm in diameter.
Leaves: Leaves opposite, lanceolate to ovate, all leaves with petioles, we measured leaves to 6 cm long and 3 cm wide. Leaves entire or with very small teeth.
Height: Budd's Flora lists stems to 50 cm long, we measured plants to 36 cm tall.
Habitat: Edges of streams and springs in the boreal forest, and the Cypress Hills.
Abundance: Common.
Origin: Native.
When and where photographed: Took the above photo on June 21st edge of a small brook, in the Cypress Hills, 450 km southwest of our home in Regina, SK.