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Veronica chamaedrys L.

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Veronica chamaedrys L.
Veronica chamaedrys L.

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Exotic
Wild
New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
13
ICN
Veronica chamaedrys L.
species
Veronica chamaedrys
The epithet derives from that of germander, Teucrium chamaedrys, itself derived from Greek chamai (ground) and drys (oak).

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chamaedrys

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Veronica chamaedrys L.

Hairy perennial; stems lax or decumbent, rooting at nodes and sometimes forming a loose mat, ascending to c. 30 cm; internodes with dense bifarious hairs. Lvs sessile or with petiole 0.5-3-(7) mm long. Lamina 1.2-3.5 × 1-2.5 cm, ovate to elliptic, coarsely serrate or crenate-serrate, hairy beneath, becoming glabrous above; base rounded or ± subcordate; apex obtuse. Racemes to c. 15 cm long, slender, hairy, axillary and opposite but superficially appearing terminal; pedicels usually 5-8 mm long, slender, much > bracts. Bracts ± elliptic, small. Calyx 3-5 mm long, accrescent; lobes narrowly oblong elliptic or narrow-elliptic, hairy, obtuse or subacute; margin prominently long-ciliate. Corolla 10-13 mm diam., bright blue with white central eye and fine dark veins. Capsule c. 6 mm wide; lobes divergent, with raised nerves and ciliate margins. Seed not seen.

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Veronica chamaedrys L.
Veronica chamaedrys L.
Veronica chamaedrys L.
Veronica chamaedrys L.
Veronica chamaedrys L.

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Veronica chamaedrys L.
France
Veronica chamaedrys L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Veronica chamaedrys L.
New Zealand
Gisborne Land District
Veronica chamaedrys L.
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Veronica chamaedrys L.
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Veronica chamaedrys L.
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Veronica chamaedrys L.
Russian Federation
Veronica chamaedrys L.
United Kingdom

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Etymology
The epithet derives from that of germander, Teucrium chamaedrys, itself derived from Greek chamai (ground) and drys (oak).

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9c802a74-b876-484f-ab06-84f5547d533f
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
3 January 2023
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