[Brooklimes and Speedwells: The Genus Veronica in Mt. Adams Country]

Thymeleaf Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell

Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Synonym: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

Flower of Thyme-leaf Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia) - Flower of Thyme-leaf Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia)

The photo at left shows a close-up view of the whitish flower of thyme-leaved speedwell (var. serpyllifola) as seen along the moist roadside (an irrigation ditch runs alongside the road) of Laurel Road at the west end of Conboy Lake NWR...........May 10, 2008. Note the blue-purplish lining within each petal and the spreading hairs at the base of each petal. The petals of var. humifusa are more solidly bluish to purplish. The image at right shows thyme-leaved speedwell (var. serpyllifolia) blooming in a vernal stream in a drainage running uphill to the WSW from Dead Canyon, several miles west of the Klickitat River......May 9, 2025.

Thyme-leaf Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia) - Lower stem leaves of Thyme-leaf Speedwell, Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia (Synonym: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia)

The photo at left shows a close-up view of the form of The lower leaves are more rounded while those of the stems are longer and narrower. The lower stem is more prostrate against the ground and roots at the nodes. The photo at right shows a close-up view of the rounded, lower leaves of thyme-leaved speedwell as seen along the moist roadside (an irrigation ditch runs alongside the road) of Laurel Road at the west end of Conboy Lake NWR.......May 10, 2008 (Both images seen at the same location.).

Paul Slichter