Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Veronica persica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Identify Bird's-Eye Speedwell by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Tiny sky-blue flowers, common lawn weed (speedwell).
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Toothed.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue/purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Veronica persica
- Genus
- Veronica
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The short-stalked leaves are broadly ovate with coarsely serrated margins, and measure one to two centimetres (0.4 to 0.8 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- ToothedrecordedA saw-like or jagged edge (serrate or dentate).“The short-stalked leaves are broadly ovate with coarsely serrated margins, and measure one to two centimetres (0.4 to 0.8 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“They are solitary on long, slender, hairy stalks in the leaf axils.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bird's-Eye Speedwell itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Blue/purplerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bird's-Eye Speedwell itself; the rest are typical of the Scrophulariaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Bird's-Eye Speedwell
Bird's-eye speedwell (Veronica persica) is a herb in the Scrophulariaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and 3 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
Bird's-Eye Speedwell belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
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