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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| Up to twice as tall and majestic than Spiked Speedwell. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| Intense blue very long spike of flowers. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| Spike of flowers much longer than spike of Spiked Speedwell. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| Four intense-blue petals with prominent pink stamens, a little reminiscent of Viper's Bugloss. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| Stamens just as prominent as those of Spiked Speedwell. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| Long prominent stamens. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| The seed heads of spent flowers. |
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| 8th July 2009, Birkdale (Mature) Sand Dunes, Sefton Coast. | Photo: © RWD |
| The leaves have very pronounced curved teeth, quite unlike the smooth nature of the leaves of Spiked Speedwell. The leaves are also less hairy. |
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Easily confused with :
The Hybrid of : Spiked Speedwell with Grows on older sand dunes in the Sefton Coast area of Merseyside. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
 Veronica |
