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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Veronica beccabunga
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veronica beccabunga
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Veronica beccabunga
INCLUDING Flora of North America
Veronica beccabunga ssp. beccabunga
SYNONYMOUS WITH Field Manual of Michigan Flora (Voss & Reznicek, 2012)
Veronica beccabunga var. beccabunga
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Veronica beccabunga
COMMON NAME:
European Speedwell, European Brooklime
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Veronica beccabunga
FAMILY
Plantaginaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Veronica beccabunga
FAMILY
Scrophulariaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Veronica beccabunga
INCLUDING
Flora of North America
Veronica beccabunga ssp. beccabunga
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Field Manual of Michigan Flora (Voss & Reznicek, 2012)
Veronica beccabunga var. beccabunga
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Veronica beccabunga
4206
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Wet places, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Simple
Opposite
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Blue or purplish-pink
Bilaterally symmetrical
4 sepals
4-lobed rotate corolla
2 well exserted stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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