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Bird's-eye Speedwell
Veronica persica
オオイヌノフグリ
An introduced annual from Europe. Produces small bright cobalt-blue flowers along roadsides and in fields in early spring -- an iconic sight of the season. After flowering, distinctive heart-shaped capsules develop.
Identification Points
- ✓Cobalt-blue 4-petaled flowers (approximately 10 mm across)
- ✓Dark veins visible on the petals
- ✓Leaves are roundish-ovate with serrate margins
- ✓Fruit capsule is heart-shaped
Habitat
Roadsides, fields, parks, grasslands
Season
February to May (flowers)
3D Specimen Model
Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)
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Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf type
Simple
Venation
Pinnate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf shape
Ovate
Growth form
Herb
Petal count
4 petals
Petal fusion
Fused
Flower color
Blue
Flowering season
Spring
Habitat
Roadside
Stipules
Absent
Flower symmetry
Actinomorphic
Ovary position
Superior
Stamen count
3-4
Phylogenetic Positionオオバコ科 →
Phylogenetic Position
Angiosperms > Eudicots > Lamiales > Plantaginaceae
Divergence Era
Late Cretaceous to Paleogene
Sources & References
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