Genus = Veronica,
Displaying matches 1 - 14 of 14.
(= Veronica americana in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Glabrous, herbaceous perennial from creeping rhizomes, the simple stems ascending or sometimes erect, 1-10 dm. long.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout Washington; widely distributed throughout most of North America except southeast corner of U.S.
Habitat: Wet places, lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Veronica anagallis-aquatica, Veronica catenata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Glabrous, short-lived perennial from fibrous roots, the stems usually erect, 2-10 dm. tall.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout much of Washington; widely distributed throughout much of North America.
Habitat: In or along slow-moving streams in the lowlands.
(= Veronica arvensis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Taprooted annual, somewhat hairy below and puberulent above, the stem erect to nearly prostrate, 0.5-3 dm. long, simple or branched below.
Distribution: Introduced in much of North America; uncommon in the Pacific Northwest
Habitat: Disturbed ground, gardens and roadsides
Glabrous, short-lived perennial from fibrous roots, the stems usually erect, 2-10 dm. tall.
Distribution: Widespread in the United States and Canada; occasional at lower elevations in the Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: Slow-moving streams and ditches.
(= Veronica chamaedrys in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Herbaceous perennial from slender rhizomes, the stem ascending or nearly erect, 1-3 dm. tall, with spreading hairs.
Distribution: Introduced chiefly west of the Cascades; more common in eastern United States
Habitat: Disturbed ground, lawns and gardens
(= Veronica cusickii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from shallow rhizomes, the stem simple, erect or curved at the base, 0.6-2 dm. tall, thinly puberulent.
Distribution: Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia south to California, east to Idaho and Montana.
Habitat: Open, moist, rocky slopes at high elevations in the mountains.
(= Veronica filiformis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Mat-forming perennial, the stems 1-4 dm. long, lax, simple or branched below, loosely ascending, often rooting at the lower nodes.
Distribution: Introduced west of the Cascades, British Columbia to California, and in Idaho; and Michigan to New York, south to West Virginia in the east
Habitat: Weed of lawns and gardens
(= Veronica hederaefolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Taprooted annual, the stem branched at the base and prostrate or ascending, 0.5-4 dm. long; herbage with some spreading, stiff hairs.
Distribution: Occurring in scattered locations in Washington; British Columbia south to Oregon and Utah; other scattered locations in central and eastern North America.
Habitat: Waste places, disturbed soil.
(= Veronica officinalis in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Fibrous-rooted perennial, the lower portion of the stem creeping and rooting at the nodes, with reduced leaves; upper portion of the stem erect, 0.5-2.5 dm. long; herbage and inflorescence with prominent, spreading hairs.
Distribution: Introduced in the west coast states, east across the northern states, and south to Georgia in eastern United States
Habitat: Weed of waste ground, more common west of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon
(= Veronica peregrina in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Fibrous-rooted annual, the stems erect, 0.5-3 dm. tall, simple or branched below.
Distribution: Widely distributed throughout most of Washington; widely distributed throughout North America.
Habitat: Swales, wet meadows, stream banks, and other moist places, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Veronica persica in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Taprooted annual, the stems 1-4 dm. long, lax, simple or branched below, loosely ascending, often rooting at the lower nodes.
Distribution: Widely introduced in North America, occasional in the Pacific Northwest.
Habitat: Lawns and waste ground.
(= Veronica scutellata in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Usually glabrous perennial from shallow, creeping rhizomes, the stem erect to ascending, 1-4 dm. long.
Distribution: The northern two-thirds of the temperate zone in North America; also in Eurasia.
Habitat: Wet places, from the lowlands to moderate elevations in the mountains.
(= Veronica serpyllifolia in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from branching, creeping rhizomes, the stems 1-3 dm. long, finely puberulent, often producing prostrate, lower branches, otherwise simple.
Distribution: Cosmopolitan; common in the Pacific Northwest
Habitat: Moist meadows and disturbed sites, lowlands to mid-elevations in the mountains
(= Veronica wormskjoldii in Flora of the Pacific Northwest)
Perennial from shallow rhizomes, the stems erect, simple, 0.7-3 dm. tall, with loosely spreading hairs.
Distribution: Both sides of the Cascades in Washington; Alaska to California, east to Montana, Colorado and New Mexico.
Habitat: Moist ground and seeps, mid- to high elevations in the mountains.
