Veronica persica
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| Synonyms: |
Veronica buxbaumii Ten. non Schmidt |
| Common names: | Buxbaum's speedwell (English) Common field speedwell (English) |
| Frequency: | Rare |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual herb, with decumbent branches, 10-40 cm long. Leaves 1-3 cm, triangular-ovate, coarsely crenate-serrate; petiole short. Pedicels up to 40 mm, longer than the leaves. Corolla 8-12 mm in diameter, bright blue, the lower lobe often paler or white. Capsule 2-lobed, the lobes widely divergent, so that the capsule is nearly twice as long as wide. |
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| Notes: | It was first recorded near the Honeydew Farm in Harare in September 1986 and has persisted in the same location. |
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| Habitat: | Weed of roadsides and cultivation |
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| Flowering time: | All year. |
| Worldwide distribution: | A species originally from W. Asia and occurring throughout Europe. |
| FZ divisions: | C |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 79. Under Scrophulariaceae |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Veronica persicaAfrican Plant Database: Veronica persica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Veronica persica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Veronica persica
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