Veronica hederifolia L.
  • Sp. Pl. : 13 (1753) 
  • Lus cré eidhneach


Cite taxon page as 'WFO (2023): Veronica hederifolia L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000425778. Accessed on: 04 Dec 2023'

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General Information

Annual, spreading-hirsute, branched at base, with prostrate or weakly ascending stems 0.5–4 dm; lvs 0.5–2 cm wide, mostly wider than long, palmately veined and most of them palmately 3–5-lobulate, the petiole to as long as the blade; lowest lvs opposite; floriferous part of the stem elongate, with alternate, well developed lvs, each with a single axillary fl, the short pedicel elongating to 5–15 mm in fr; sep strongly ciliate, ovate, truncate or subcordate at base, accrescent to 5–7 mm; cor pale bluish, 3–5 mm wide; style 0.6–1.0 mm; fr glabrous, 2.5–3.5 mm, slightly or scarcely notched, globose or broader than high; seeds 1 or 2 per locule, transversely rugose; 2n=56. Native of Europe, established in moist fields and waste ground from N.Y. to O., Ky., and S.C. Apr., May.

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    Morphology

    Stängel 5–50 cm, niederliegend oder aufsteigend, zerstreut behaart. Blätter 3–5(–7)lappig, mit grösserem Endlappen, bis über 2 cm breit, breiter als lang, zerstreut behaart. Kelchzipfel breit 3eckig, lang bewimpert. Blüten einzeln in den Blattwi

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    Ecology

    3–5(–10). Kollin-montan(-subalpin). CH.

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    Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der SchweizMorphology

    Stängel 5–50 cm, niederliegend oder aufsteigend, zerstreut behaart. Blätter 3–5(–7)lappig, mit grösserem Endlappen, bis über 2 cm breit, breiter als lang, zerstreut behaart. Kelchzipfel breit 3eckig, lang bewimpert. Blüten einzeln in den Blattwi

    Ecology

    3–5(–10). Kollin-montan(-subalpin). CH.

    Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern US and CanadaGeneral Information

    Annual, spreading-hirsute, branched at base, with prostrate or weakly ascending stems 0.5–4 dm; lvs 0.5–2 cm wide, mostly wider than long, palmately veined and most of them palmately 3–5-lobulate, the petiole to as long as the blade; lowest lvs opposite; floriferous part of the stem elongate, with alternate, well developed lvs, each with a single axillary fl, the short pedicel elongating to 5–15 mm in fr; sep strongly ciliate, ovate, truncate or subcordate at base, accrescent to 5–7 mm; cor pale bluish, 3–5 mm wide; style 0.6–1.0 mm; fr glabrous, 2.5–3.5 mm, slightly or scarcely notched, globose or broader than high; seeds 1 or 2 per locule, transversely rugose; 2n=56. Native of Europe, established in moist fields and waste ground from N.Y. to O., Ky., and S.C. Apr., May.

    Nationally Preferred Names

    NameLanguageCountry
    Lus cré eidhneachIrishIE
    Ivy-leaved speedwellEnglishIE

    Other Local Names

    NameLanguageCountry
    Veronica-fegliadellaRaeto-RomanceCH
    Veronica con foglie d'ederaItalianCH
    Efeu-EhrenpreisGermanCH
    Véronique à feuilles de lierreFrenchCH

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    Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz
    http://www.flora-helvetica.ch
    Flora Helvetica – Illustrierte Flora der Schweiz, Konrad Lauber, Gerhart Wagner, Andreas Gygax. Haupt Verlag 2018.
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    Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern US and Canada
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    Irish Vernacular Names
    https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/plant-science/plant-science/research-staff/article/380/wyse-jackson-peter-s.aspx
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    Plantaginaceae
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    World Flora Online Data. 2022.
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    Vahliaceae
    http://www.worldfloraonline.org/organisation/Vahliaceae
    World Flora Online Data. 2021.
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