IVY-LEAVED SPEEDWELL
Veronica hederifolia
Plantain Family [Plantaginaceae] 
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Veronica hederifolia ssp. hederifoliaSorry - no photos available |
Veronica hederifolia ssp. lucorum |
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| 20th April 2012, Broughton in Furness, Cumbria. | Photo: © RWD |
| A sprawling mass of stems up to 50cm long. |
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| 9th April 2010, nr Bollington, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 9th April 2010, nr Bollington, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Sepals are reddish-brown. Those of un-opened flowers resemble a four-flanged heart or philips screw-driver head. All parts (except petals and inner components of the flower) have conspicuous white hairs, mostly on the edges of leaves and sepals. |
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| 9th April 2010, nr Bollington, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 9th April 2010, nr Bollington, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Whole plant covered in longish hairs. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Stems brownish. Leaves Ivy-shaped. Tiny flowers lilac with four reddish sepals which never seem to open fully. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Leaves covered in longish hairs both surfaces. |
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| 9th April 2010, nr Bollington, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Lilac flowers with four bi-laterally symmetric petals, being just slightly zygomorphic. The most definitive difference between the two sub-species is that ssp. lucorum has either white or pale lilac whereas those of ssp. hederifolia are blue petals. |
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| 4th May 2016, the Bridge PH, Stretford, Bridgewater Canal, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Cprolla 4-9mm across. There are only 2 stamens on Speedwells and a single shorter style, more visible on the photo above this one. |
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| 4th May 2016, the Bridge PH, Stretford, Bridgewater Canal, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
The 4 segments comprising the calyx are not fused into pairs (as they are in Crested Field-speedwell(Veronica crista-galli) |
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| 4th May 2016, the Bridge PH, Stretford, Bridgewater Canal, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
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| 4th May 2016, the Bridge PH, Stretford, Bridgewater Canal, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Stems hairy and rather succulent. Leaves hairy too. |
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| 16th April 2008, Tarporley, Cheshire. | Photo: © RWD |
| Palmate leaves similarly shaped to those of Ivy. More bluntly toothed than those of sub-species hederifolia. |
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| 4th May 2016, the Bridge PH, Stretford, Bridgewater Canal, Gtr M/cr. | Photo: © RWD |
| Leaves orbicular to reniform, with between 1 to 3 large lobed teeth on each side. |
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Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : A Speedwell with Ivy-shaped leaves. There are two sub-species of Ivy-leaved Speedwell, ssp. lucorum) which is the more common and has lilac flowers and ssp. hederifolia which has light blue flowers.
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 Veronica
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hederifolia
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⇐ Global Aspect ⇒ |
Plantaginaceae
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  lucorum
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sens. lat.
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hederifolia
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 Veronica (Speedwells) |
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Plantain Family [Plantaginaceae]
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