[Brooklimes, Kittentails and Speedwells: The Genus Veronica in the Columbia River
Gorge of Oregon and Washington]
Blue Speedwell, Water Speedwell, Water Pimpernel
Veronica anagallis-aquatica
Synonyms: Veronica anagallis, Veronica comosa, Veronica comosa var. glaberrima, Veronica comosa var. glandulosa, Veronica connata ssp. glaberrima, Veronica connata var. glaberrima, Veronica connata var. typica, Veronica glandifera, Veronica grandiflora, Veronica x lackschewitzii, Veronica micromeria, Veronica salina
This photo shows a close-up of the inflorescence of water speedwell.
Note the pair of twisted stamens which extend beyond the throat
of the flower.
Characteristics:
Habitat:
Water speedwell is found along the shores of rivers, steams,
and lakes, in roadside ditches, and in wet meadows. It typically inhabits water
no deeper than 4 inches, and is common in slow-moving water or in shallow pools.
Range:
In the Columbia River Gorge it is found between the elevations
of 0'-4000' across the whole length of the Gorge.
The photo above shows a close-up of water speedwell as seen on the beach at The Dalles Riverside Park........September 29, 2007.
The photo above shows the upper and mid-stem leaves of water speedwell as seen in a wetland at the Dalles Riverside Park........October 7, 2006.
The photo above show a close-up of the sessile leaf bases of water speedwell. Photographed along in wetlands at the Dalles Riverside Park.......October 7, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of the stem leaves of water speedwell as seen on the beach at The Dalles Riverside Park.........September 29, 2007.
Water speedwell as seen in a moist riparian area at Horsethief Butte in the eastern Columbia River Gorge........May 10, 2009.
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Examples of water speedwell as seen in a drainage at the base of sheer basalt cliffs along Interstate 84 about one-half mile west of Celilo, OR.......September 27, 2011.
Water speedwell blooming on moist ground along the Columbia River shoreline near the Sandy River Delta.........September 8, 2012.
Paul Slichter