Skye Flora

Ivy-leaved Speedwell


Veronica hederifolia

 

Photo © Carl Farmer
(17 Mar 2004 Horley, Surrey)

Weed of cultivated or disturbed ground, rare in Skye.  Common in most of UK.

Flower diameter c 4-8 mm.  Leaves to 1.5 cm long.

Skye ID: Leaves palmately lobed and veined, veins radiating from base of leaf-blade.  Flowers solitary in leaf-axils.

Other features: Annual, grows along the ground.  Flowers lilac or blue, on long stalks.

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