Veronica chamaedrys

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 1: 13. 1753.

Common names: Germander speedwell véronique petit-chêne
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 17. Treatment on page 318. Mentioned on page 305, 306.

Perennials. Stems ascending, rarely erect, (7–) 10–30 (–50) cm, densely eglandular-hairy, hairs along stem in 2 prominent lines. Leaves: blade narrowly ovate to ovate-orbiculate, (10–) 12–30 (–42) × (6–) 10–22 (–30) mm, 1–2 times as long as wide, base truncate to ± cordate, margins crenate to deeply incised, apex obtuse, surfaces variably hairy. Racemes 1–4, axillary, 40–100 (–200) mm, 15–40 (–60) -flowered, axis eglandular-hairy, sometimes also glandular-hairy; bracts linear-elliptic, 3–7 mm. Pedicels suberect, (3–) 5–8 (–10) mm, equal to or shorter than subtending bract, eglandular and glandular-hairy. Flowers: calyx 4-lobed, lobes 2–8 mm, apex acute, eglandular and, sometimes, glandular-hairy; corolla blue obscure darker nerves and sometimes whitish margin, (6–) 10–14 (–17) mm diam.; stamens 4.5–6.5 mm; style (2.5–) 4–5 mm. Capsules strongly compressed in cross-section, obcordiform to obdeltoid, (2–) 3.5–4 (–5) × (3.5–) 4–5 (–5.5) mm, apex ± emarginate, eglandular-hairy. Seeds (2–) 12–20 (–28), yellow, ellipsoid, flat, 1.1–1.7 × 0.6–1.5 mm, 0.2–0.4 mm thick, smooth to subrugose. 2n = 16, 32 (Eurasia).


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun(–Oct).
Habitat: Rich soils, deciduous forests, forest edges, roadsides, chaparral, scrub, meadows, lawns.
Elevation: 0–2200 m.

Distribution

Alta., B.C., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Alaska, Conn., D.C., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Mo., Mont., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Oreg., Pa., R.I., Vt., Va., Wash., W.Va., Wis., Eurasia, in South America (Argentina)

Discussion

The description provided here for Veronica chamaedrys is solely for the tetraploid cytotype, most probably the exclusive cytotype in the flora area and in central and western Europe. The diploid cytotype is so far only known from eastern and southeastern Europe (K. E. Bardy et al. 2010). A significant change in morphology can occur in shaded habitats, in which especially the petiole can be elongated beyond the range given.

It is unclear whether Veronica chamaedrys is introduced throughout the flora area; it may be native in northeastern areas of North America.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Veronica chamaedrys"
eglandular-hairy +  and glandular-hairy +
acute +  and obtuse +
Dirk C. Albach +
Linnaeus +
glandular-hairy +  and eglandular-hairy +
alternate +, opposite +, whorled +, helical +  and subopposite +
truncate;more or less cordate +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (4.2 cm42 mm <br />0.042 m <br />) +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
narrowly ovate;ovate-orbiculate +
not leathery +  and not fleshy +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
4-lobed +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br />) +
0.35 cm3.5 mm <br />0.0035 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
obcordiform +  and obdeltoid +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
darker +, reddish +  and lighter +
Germander speedwell +  and véronique petit-chêne +
white +, purple +  and pink +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
campanulate +, short-tubular +  and rotate +
Alta. +, B.C. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Alaska +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Mo. +, Mont. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +, Eurasia +  and in South America (Argentina) +
drupe-like +
0–2200 m. +
curved +  and straight +
1 +  and 4 +
Rich soils, deciduous forests, forest edges, roadsides, chaparral, scrub, meadows, lawns. +
axillary +  and terminal +
alternate +  and opposite +
persistent +  and deciduous +
linear;suborbiculate or triangular-cordate +
serrate +, dentate +  and entire +
whitish +, darker +  and blue +
crenate +  and deeply incised +
darker +  and blue +
axile +  and parietal +
basal +, apical +  and superior +
tenuinucellate +, unitegmic +  and hemitropous +
campylotropous +, hemianatropous +  and anatropous +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
glandular-hairy +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
5 +  and 4 +
Flowering Apr–Jun(–Oct). +
15-40(-60)-flowered +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
minute +
ellipsoid +
0.2mm +  and 0.4mm +
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (0.65 cm6.5 mm <br />0.0065 m <br />) +
eglandular +  and glandular +
30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
climbing +  and scrambling +
sprawling +, creeping +  and prostrate +
erect;ascending +
eglandular-hairy +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (30 cm300 mm <br />0.3 m <br />) +
pointed +  and capitate +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Veronica chamaedrys +
Veronica +
species +
gibbous +  and not spurred +
annual +, biennial +  and perennial +
subshrub +  and herb +