Veronica scutellata
Plantaginaceae
Marsh Speedwell
Creeping, prostrate to upright, hairless. Leaves sessile, linear, 3/4–1 1/2 in., often tinted purple. Alternating long stalks from axils of upper leaves bear flowers. Flower pale blue, lavender, or white with purple lines. Grows in wet meadows, ditches, drying ponds, lawns, at low elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–24 in wide
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Disturbed, Meadow, Vernal Wet
- Found In: East Gorge, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
