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Common Speedwell (Veronica officinalis)
Image ID: 2012/gtwn77
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Other common names: Common Gypsyweed
Introduced
Family:
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort)
Height: 0.25 to 0.8 ft.
Blooms: May to
July
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.2 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Elongate clusters,
Regular blooms, 4 parts
Location: Ghost Town Trail
Date: 5/19/2012
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Common Speedwell may be
easily confused with:
- Thyme-Leaved Speedwell
Common speedwell has a hairy stem.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
