Veronica americana
Plantaginaceae
American Speedwell
Ascending stems from creeping rhizomes, rooting at the joints. Leaves opposite, on short petioles, lance-shaped, to 2 in. long, saw-toothed to entire. Flowers violet-blue with dark lines, in long upright sprays at stem ends. Each flower to 1/3 in. across. Grows in wetlands, edges of streams, ditches, at all elevations below alpine.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 petals, 2 lips (Scrophulariaceae)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: less than 2 inches
- Habitat: Bog/Fen/Wetland, Meadow, Vernal Wet
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
