Common name: Germander Speedwell
Scientific name: Veronica chamaedrys 石蠶葉婆婆納
Genus: Veronica 婆婆納屬*
Family: Plantaginaceae 車前科, plantain family
Remarks*: Veronica was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae 玄參科, figwort family.
Origin: native
Date: 8th (& 13th May)
A pubescent, stoloniferous perennial, can reach up to 40 cm. Stem prostrates. (13th May)
Another plant at another location.
Flowers in racemes arising form the axils of the leaves. Leaves more or less sessile.
Stem and leaves are both hairy. Photo enlarged below to see the details.
Hairs on stem arranged in 2 opposite rows. Leaves hairy.
Leaves more or less sessile.
The leaves in this photo have short petioles.
Flowers in racemes arising form the axils of the leaves.
Long flower stalk, with 10 to 20 flowers in the raceme.
Different stages of the flowers (flower bud, opened flower, fruiting)
Flower bud. The under side of the sepals are hairy.
Side view to see the sepals.
Hairy sepals.
Photo enlarged below to see the details of the flower.
Corolla about 10 mm across, sky-blue with white eye. 4 petals, with the lower one smaller, 2 stamens and 1 style.
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