CORN SPEEDWELL
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Veronica arvensis L.
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| Marshall County, Kansas |
| Annual |
| Height: 2.4 to 10 inches |
| Family: Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family |
| Flowering Period: March, April, May |
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| Stems: | | Plants pubescent. Stems erect or ascending, simple or branched from base. | | Leaves: | | Cauline, opposite; petiole present on proximal leaves, absent on distal leaves; blade ovate to broadly ovate, .16 to .55 inch long, .12 to .4 inch wide, margins serrate to crenate, apex acute or rounded. | | Inflorescences: | | Raceme, terminal. Pedicels .02 to .08 inch. | | Flowers: | | Calyx 4-lobed, .12 to .16 inch, lobes lanceolate; corolla blue, 4-lobed, .16 to .24 inch; stamens 2, equal, exserted; pistil 1, 2-carpellate; style 1; stigma 1. | | Fruits: | | Capsule, symmetric, strongly compressed, obcordate, .12 to .16 inch long and wide, notched; style to 0.4 inch; seeds brownish yellow, ovate, .03 to .05 inch. | | Habitat: | | Lawns, fields, waste ground | | Distribution: | | East 4/5 of Kansas | | Origin: | | Introduced | | Comments: | | Veronica, for St. Veronica, and arvensis, of cultivated fields. |
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