Veronica serpyllifoliaL. - Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Scientific Description:
Creeping herb. Vegetative stems 3−10 cm long, 1−2 mm diam., puberulent; flowering stems unbranched, erect, 5−30 cm, puberulent and often glandular. Lower leaves shortly petiolate (petiole 1−5 mm), upper sessile; lamina oblong-lanceolate to ovate, 8−25 × 5−13 mm, subglabrous, obtuse, margin subentire or slightly serrulate-crenate. Raceme 10−35-flowered, with short curved hairs and often also with patent glandular hairs. Pedicels 2−5 mm, 0.5−1(−1.5) × bracts. Calyx lobes 4, ovate. Corolla white, blue or pink, with purple or dark blue veins (except on lower lobe), 5−8 mm diam. Style 2.5−3 mm. Capsule 2.5−3.5 × 4−5.5 mm, not overtopping calyx, glandular-ciliate, otherwise subglabrous, sinus acute (0.17−0.22 × capsule length), base truncate. Seeds numerous, 0.7−0.9 × 0.5−0.7 mm.
Flowering time: April−July.
Habitat: River banks, wet places, moist meadows, shady forests, s.1.−2200 m.
Reference:
Fischer MA (1978). Veronica serpyllifolia L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 6: 706.
Public Description:
Veronica serpyllifolia, common name “Thyme-leaved Speedwell”, can be found on most continents (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America). It is a perennial herbaceous plant that grows up to 30 cm in height. The flowers are blue, or white with blue or purple stripes. Its blooming is between April and July and lives in river banks, wet places, moist meadows and shady forests.
References:
Anonymous (2017). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_serpyllifolia /,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.