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Plant Index

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Veronica arvensis

Veronica arvensis L.

corn speedwell, wall speedwell

Image ID: 18108
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: VEAR
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Veronica arvensis
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-01-11

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: VERON
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Veronica
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Speedwell
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 180 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan (at least now), most diverse in Europe. The genus appears to be paraphyletic as currently circumscribed (Albach & Chase 2001).
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Walters & Webb (1972)=Z; Crow & Hellquist (2000)=Y; Pennell (1935)=P. Key partly based on C.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: SCROPH
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Scrophulariaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Figwort Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: There is now overwhelming evidence that the Scrophulariaceae as traditionally constituted includes disparate components and requires dismantling (Olmstead & Reeves 1995; Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis 1999; Albach, Meudt, & Oxelman 2005; Schäferhoff et al. 2010, and others). Based on molecular analysis, Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999) suggest that Scrophulariaceae, Antirrhinanthaceae, and Orobanchaceae be restructured to include the current members of Orobanchaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Callitrichaceae. Beardsley & Olmstead (2002) suggest that Mimulus and Mazus be included with Phryma in a redefined Phrymaceae. Additional changes have been suggested, as summarized below and reviewed and discussed by Schäferhoff et al. (2010).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Pennell (1935)=P; Schäferhoff et al. (2010); Olmstead & Reeves (1995); Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999); Olmstead et al. (2001); Beardsley & Olmstead (2002). [also see LINDERNIACEAE, MAZACEAE, OROBANCHACEAE, PAULOWNIACEAE, PHRYMACEAE, and PLANTAGINACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Creeping to semi-erect annual of lawns, roadsides and other disturbed areas. Native of Europe.
STEMS: Stems branched from below, hairy.
LEAVES: Leaves mostly opposite, short-petiolate or sessile, oval to nearly round, 1/4-1/2 in. long, blunt-toothed and hairy.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers solitary and sessile in leaf axils, blue with darker lines, about 1/8 in. wide, bilaterally symmetric, consisting of 4 petals, 3 of which are about equal and the fourth smaller. 2 stamens with white anthers and a single style protrude from the tiny, pale center.
FRUITS: Fruit a tiny, heart-shaped capsule.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 2-8 in.

DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Opposite
LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
LEAF RETENTION:

FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Bilateral (Zygomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Mar-Sep

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
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BLOOM COLOR: Blue

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed
NATIVE RANGE:

HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
4292	1992-0448			View
5855	1995-0983			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
6620	4292	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
8370	5855	204	NCBG staff	1993-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: VEAR
USDA Common Name: Corn Speedwell
Native Status: L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
Distribution: USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	UPL	FACU	FACU		UPL	FACU	FAC	FACU	FACU	FACU

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Veronica arvensis
COMMON NAME: Corn Speedwell, Wall Speedwell
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, K, Mo, P, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, WH3, WV, Z]
PHENOLOGY: Mar-Sep.
HABITAT: Fields, roadsides, disturbed areas; native of Eurasia.
COMMENTS:
RANGE MAP: Veronica arvensis.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Scrophulariaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Figwort Family)
SUMMARY: There is now overwhelming evidence that the Scrophulariaceae as traditionally constituted includes disparate components and requires dismantling (Olmstead & Reeves 1995; Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis 1999; Albach, Meudt, & Oxelman 2005; Schäferhoff et al. 2010, and others). Based on molecular analysis, Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999) suggest that Scrophulariaceae, Antirrhinanthaceae, and Orobanchaceae be restructured to include the current members of Orobanchaceae, Scrophulariaceae, and Callitrichaceae. Beardsley & Olmstead (2002) suggest that Mimulus and Mazus be included with Phryma in a redefined Phrymaceae. Additional changes have been suggested, as summarized below and reviewed and discussed by Schäferhoff et al. (2010).
REFERENCE: Pennell (1935)=P; Schäferhoff et al. (2010); Olmstead & Reeves (1995); Young, Steiner, & dePamphilis (1999); Olmstead et al. (2001); Beardsley & Olmstead (2002). [also see LINDERNIACEAE, MAZACEAE, OROBANCHACEAE, PAULOWNIACEAE, PHRYMACEAE, and PLANTAGINACEAE]

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Veronica L. (Speedwell)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 180 species, herbs, nearly cosmopolitan (at least now), most diverse in Europe. The genus appears to be paraphyletic as currently circumscribed (Albach & Chase 2001).
REFERENCE: Walters & Webb (1972)=Z; Crow & Hellquist (2000)=Y; Pennell (1935)=P. Key partly based on C.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Veronica arvensis in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Veronica arvensis in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Veronica arvensis in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Veronica arvensis in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Veronica arvensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Veronica arvensis

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 18108 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 18108 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)