Veronica chamaedrysL. Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrysL. - Germander Speedwell

Scientific Description:

Perennial herb with branched rhizome; stems erect or slightly ascending, (8−)12−30(−40) cm, eglandular-pubescent with patent straight or curved 0.2−0.8 mm hairs in two dense rows and sparsely scattered or absent between. Petiole 0−2(−6) mm, lamina broadly ovate, (10−)12−30(−35) × (8−)10−22(−28) mm, pubescent, base truncate to rounded, margin flat, crenate-serrate with (4−)6−10(−14) teeth per side. Racemes 1−4, opposite or alternate, 4−10(−12) cm, 15−30(−40)-flowered, peduncle l−3(−5) cm, all eglandular-or glandular-pubescent. Pedicels 3−8 mm, 0.7−1.5 × bracts. Calyx 3−6 mm, lobes 4, linear-lanceolate. Corolla blue, 8−12 mm diam. Style 3.5−4.5 mm. Capsule obcordate, flat, 3.5−4 × 4.3−4.8 mm, equalling or slightly shorter than calyx, shortly eglandular-pubescent, base cuneate, apical sinus obtuse, often shallow. Seeds c. 6−14, elliptic, flat, 1.1−1.7 × 0.8−1.5 mm, subrugulose.

 

Flowering time: April−July.

Habitat: Rich soil in deciduous forests, forest, roadsides, macchie, scrub, meadows, 100−2000 m.

 

Reference:

Fischer MA (1978). Veronica chamaedrys L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 732.

Public Description:

Veronica chamaedrys, commonly known as “germander speedwell”, is native to Europe and Asia. It is a perennial plant which is up to 40 cm in length and have a blue flower. Its blooming time is between April and July, and it lives in rich soil in deciduous forests, forest, roadsides, macchie, scrub and meadows.  Germander speedwell has been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally (as tea) for treatment of disorders of the nervous system, respiratory tract, cardiovascular system, and metabolism.

 

References:

Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_chamaedrys/,Accessed date: 23.09.2016.

Anonymous 2 (2016). https://gobotany.newenglandwild.org/search/?q=veronica+chamaedrys/,Accessed date: 23.09.2016.

Güner ED (2012). Veronica L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 677–684.