Veronica chamaedrys L. chamaedrys L.

 
  • Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
    (Figwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Plantaginaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Veronica chamaedrys L.
  • Common name : Germander Speedwell, Bird's-eye speedwell, Cat's eyes
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Meadows, pastures, fields, yards, gardens, lawns, banks, logging sites
  • Key identification features : Perennials, 10-50 cm tall. Stems ascending, simple, densely pubescent with multicellular hairs along 2 lines. Lower leaves short petiolate, upper ones sessile; leaf blade ovate to ovate-orbicular, ca. 2.5 X 1.5-2 cm, sparsely puberulent, base truncate to slightly cordate, margin with deeply incised obtuse teeth, apex obtuse. Racemes paired, axillary from upper leaves, with multicellular glandular hairs (except corolla); bracts linear-elliptic, shorter or as long as pedicel. Calyx lobes 4, lanceolate, subequal. Corolla blue, rotate, ca. 1.2 cm in diam., subglabrous inside; tube less than 1.5 mm; upper and lateral lobes wider than long, lower lobes obovate. Stamens shorter than corolla. Capsule obcordate, strongly compressed. Style 5-6 mm. Seeds (2-)6-10(-14) per locule, flattened
  • Flower, Fruit : May-August
  • Distribution :
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Kashmir
  • Native : Kazakhstan,Russia,Europe
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • Literature :
    • Photographs of Shakir Ahmad
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Veronica chamaedrys. Downloaded on 3 December 2024.

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