Common Gypsyweed, Common Speedwell, Forest
Speedwell
Veronica officinalis var. officinalis
The photograph above shows a close-up of the
ascending stems and paired, ovate leaves of common speedwell. Photographed along
the Crofton Ridge Trail #73.........July 16, 2006. Note the numerous hairs
on the stems, petioles and both surfaces of the leaf blades.
The photograph above shows a close-up of the dorsal surface of
the paired, ovate leaves of common speedwell. Photographed along the Crofton
Ridge Trail #73...........July 16, 2006. Note the numerous hairs on the stems,
petioles and both surfaces of the leaf blades.
The photograph above shows a close-up of the underside of the
paired, ovate leaves of common speedwell. Photographed along the Crofton Ridge
Trail #73...........July 16, 2006.
Paul Slichter