Veronica grosseserrata
Speedwell
Spreading perennial herb with erect flowering stems which have short rigid hairs facing upwards, often mixed with longer spreading hairs. Roots from leaf nodes.
Additional information
- SynonymVeronica sp. 1
- FamilyPlantaginaceae (revised from Scrophulariaceae)
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 30 cm high
- Plant groupingHerbs & Groundcovers <1m
- LeavesPairs of dull green, lance-shaped to triangular leaves 1.2-6.5 cm x 6-35 mm, base straight to rounded, 4-15 pairs of coarse irregular teeth. Hairs found only on the midrib below.
- Flower colourLavendar or white with darker veins
- Flowering timeSeptember to March
- FlowersLoose clusters 4-20 cm long of 4-20 flowers in the axils of upper leaves. Margins and tips of the calyx lobes finely hairy. Capsules glossy and hairless, the lobes spreading and slightly notched.
- Bird attractingNo
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in wet eucalypt forests and rainforest. Semi-shade to dappled and full shade.
- Garden useSpreading small herb for a cool moist cottage garden or under established trees.
- Commercially availableNever
- Conservation statusOccurs in an isolated patch between Healesville and Narbethong within the Shire.
- Related speciesEasily confused with Veronica notabilis which occurs in the same area. It has long spreading stem hairs, wedge-shaped leaf bases and rounded lobes on the capsules.
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