Common name:
Ivy-leaved speedwell
Family:
Scientific name:
Veronica hederifolia
Main flower color:
Range:
England, Wales and some lowland regions of Scotland
Height:
A few cm - forms low, spreading mats
Habitat:
Woodland, fields, waste ground, hedgebanks
Flowers:
Pale purple to lilac, about 4 mm in diameter, on short stalks, The four ovate sepals are longer than the corolla tube, lined with hairs, and cordate at the base. Flowers form singly at the leaf nodes
Leaves:
Stalked, rounded to reniform, lined by coarse teeth or lobes, with palmate veins and sparsely ciliate margins; up to 15 mm long
Season:
April to May
Rarity:
★★★★★
