[Brooklimes, Kittentails and Speedwells: The Genus Veronica in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

The photo above 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 photo above shows a close-up view of the form 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. 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.