Creeping Speedwell

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Veronica plebeia

Prostrate trailing stoloniferous herb to 30 cm high, forming a mat 1-2 m in diameter. Wrinkled dark green triangular leaves with pointed teeth around the margins and a pointed tip. Loose clusters of small mauve flowers are found at the bases of the leaves at the top of the branches.

Details
Flora Type
Herbs
Other Common Names
Trailing Speedwell
Biology

Perennial. Moist well-drained soils in a range of forest and woodland environments.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Feb
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Plantaginaceae
Genus
Veronica
Species
plebeia

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Often co-occurs with Hairy Speedwell V. calycina which has larger lilac-blue flowers and oval leaves.
Native Status
Native