Veronica hederifoliaL. - Ivy-Leaf Speedwell
Scientific Description:
Differs from Veronica triloba Opiz by ascending-decumbent habit; leaves less fleshy; lamina of lower bracts suborbicular, 7–15(–20) × 8–16(–24) mm, (3–)5-lobed usually to less than ½, central lobe usually overtopping lateral ones; pedicels (7–)9–15(–20) mm in fruit; calyx lobes 5–6(–7) × 4–5 mm, usually glabrous on surface, cilia 20–35 per side, 0.8–1.4(–l.6) mm, 0.08–0.11 mm broad at base; corolla bright blue, 5–9 mm diam.; style 0.6–1 mm; capsule 3–4 × 4.5–6 mm; seeds ellipsoid to subglobose, 2.3–3.3 × 2–3 mm, brighter yellow, less strongly rugose, margin broader, clearly involute
and thinned, ± smooth.
Flowering time: (February?−)March–June.
Habitat: Forests, shady rocky places, dunes, fields, vineyards, 50–2000 m.
Reference:
Fischer MA (1978). Veronica hederifolia L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 725–726.
Public Description:
Veronica hederifolia, common name “ivy-leaf speedwell”, is native to Eurasia and then it spreads to places as an introduced species and a common weed. It is a short, blue-flowered, annual and herbaceous plant. It can be seen in flower in spring and summer in forests, shady rocky places, dunes, fields ve vineyards.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_hederifolia /,Accessed date: 25.04.2017.
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.