Slender Speedwell
Veronica gracilis
Slender trailing rhizomatous herb with fine rigid hairs on the stems. Blue-green opposite lance-shaped leaves tapering to a tip. Erect clusters of 1-6 pale blue to mauve cup-shaped flowers. Pale mauve, dark-veined flowers.
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|---|---|
| Flora Type | Herbs |
| Distinctive Features | Opposite leaves up the stem with each pair at right angles to the previous (decussate). |
| Biology | Perennial. Moist well-drained and seasonally wet soils. Widespread in a range of environments including grassland, woodlands and forest, but rarely common. Dies back in dry periods and reshoots once it rains. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Sep-Feb |