Common name: Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Scientific name: Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia 小婆婆納
Genus: Veronica 婆婆納屬*
Family: Plantaginaceae 車前草科, 車前科, plantain family
Remarks*:Veronica was formerly classified in the family Scrophulariaceae 玄參科, figwort family.
Origin: native
Date: 26th April
A creeping perennial, can reach up to 30 cm. Flowering stem ascending.
Flowers in terminal raceme.
Photo enlarged below to see the leaves.
Leaves 1-2 cm, glabrous, more or less entire.
Photo enlarged below to see the flower buds.
The flower buds. The bract (the green leaf-like structure below the flower stalk) is longer than the pedicel.
Flowers in terminal raceme. Photo enlarged below.
2 stamens and 1 style.
Lateral view to see the sepals.
Photo enlarged below.
Corolla white or pale blue, 5-10 mm. (vs Corolla bright blue, 7-10 mm in Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. humifusa.) There are 4 petals, the lower one is smaller. 2 stamens and 1 style.
The lower part of the plant is fruting. Bract is longer than the pedicel.
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