Common name: Slender Speedwell
Scientific name: Veronica filiformis
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: Neophyte (established after 1500 AD). It is a native of N. Turkey and the Caucasus. It was cultivated by 1808 and was first recorded in the wild in 1838 but not reported again until 1927.
Date: 19th April
A pubescent perennial, can reach up to 50 cm. Photo enlarged below to see different shapes of the leaves.
Leaves about 5 mm, orbicular to kidney-shaped.
Leaves bluntly, regularly toothed. (vs leaves with 5-7 large teeth or small lobes in Veronica hederifolia 睫毛婆婆納, Ivy-leaved Speedwell)
Photo of another plant. Enlarged below to see the different shapes of the leaves.
Leaves at the top.
Leaves orbicular to kidney-shaped.
Leaves with short stalks. Photo enlarged below.
Underside of the leaf.
Flowers solitary in axils of leaves. Pedicels are slender and much longer than leaves.
Photo enlarged below to see clearly the flower buds.
Flower bud.
Photo enlarged below to see clearly the sepals.
Side view of the flower to see the sepals.
Photo enlarged below to see the details of the flower.
Corolla 8-15 mm, purplish blue. 4 petals, the lower one is smaller but longer. 2 stamens and 1 style.
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