Species Detail Forb

Flower		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Veronica americana - American speedwell Other Common Names: American brooklime Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Leafy stems with an open raceme (flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem) of small blue flowers in each of several leaf axils.
Identification notes: Plants aquatic or semi-aquatic; 10 to 25 flowers per inflorescence; leaves on the main stem have short stalks; inflorescences terminal and lateral; spread by rhizomes or creeping rooting stems.
Height: 4 to 40 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Wet places where its rhizomes are shallowly buried in mud. It can form dense patches in slow moving water.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 3000 - 9500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Blue to purple Shape: Regular in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: May - Sep
Description: 4 to 5 lobes are joined at their base. Lowest lobe is the narrowest. Each inflorescence has 10 to 25 flowers.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Toothed Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Short stalked leaves are broadly lanceolate and can be toothed or nearly smooth. Leaves are pointed at the tips.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Rounded and barely notched.
Seed Notes: Seeds are flat.


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