Thyme-leaved Speedwell - Veronica serpyllifolia
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Species Description
Common and widespread throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Bare, disturbed places such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, wasteland, roadside verges, railway banks, woodland rides, grassland, heaths, flushes, damp rock ledges, wet gravel, paths, lawns etc. Growing habit: Low-creeping Perennial. Flowers: March to October.
Stace 4:
Veronica serpyllifolia L. - Thyme-leaved Speedwell.
Perennial; stems to 30 cm, herbaceous, rooting at nodes; leaves shortly petiolate, glabrous; racemes terminal; corolla 5 - 10 mm across; capsule wider than long, shorter than calyx; style shorter than capsule. Native.
Key:
- Corolla white to blue; style shorter than capsule
- Capsule wider than long
Subspecies
| name | latinname | species | sightings | media | image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thyme-leaved Speedwell | Veronica serpyllifolia subsp. serpyllifolia | 1 | 13 | 35 |  |