Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Veronica americana
Veronica americana Schwein. ex Benth.
American Speedwell, American Brooklime
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
USDA Symbol: VEAM2USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (W)
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Specimen & Label Data
Veronica americana
American Brookline
Scrophulariaceae
Location: Front garden, 85 Campden Circle--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Adventitious in disturbed soil. Above average-moisture, half-day sun. Few & scattered; common in the community.
Description: Fleshy, creeping perennial w/stems to 10 cm long. Leaves petioled, narrowly ovate to lanceolate, acute, serrate/dentate. Flowers in axillary racemes. Blue-violet; petals 2+ mm long. Peduncles to 10 mm long. Fruit absent.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Feb 19, 1994
Specimen number: 522
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0783
Accession Date: May 26, 1994
Accession Number: 58
Annotations: (In flower)
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