Veronica arvensis

Corn Speedwell, Wall Speedwell

[not native to the Mid-Atlantic area]

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Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: March - June

Corn Speedwell's stems are erect to almost recumbent, and the plant is hairy throughout. Its lower leaves are ovate to oval, conspicuously palmately veined, serrate or crenate, and have short petioles. Its sessile upper leaves are more lanceolate or linear. Corn Speedwell's tiny pale blue to blue-violet flowers are borne on terminal racemes or solitary in upper leaves.

Corn Speedwell is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and is sometimes considered to be invasive. The species epithet 'arvensis' is a Latin adjective meaning 'from the field, meadow, or grassland'.

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