Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : verop
Synonym(s) of Sc. name:
Classification: Scrophulariaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: dark speedwell
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Dunkler Ehrenpreis ; ES : veronica opaca ; FR : véronique opaque ; IT : veronica opaca ;
Biological type: Annual
- Cotyledons lengthened, spoon-shaped.
- Leaves entire, elliptic or ovate, regularly dentate.
- Height: 10-25 cm.
- Stems prostrate or ascending, branched near the base.
- Lower leaves opposite, later alternate. Leaves hairy on both sides, ovate, broad, coarsely toothed margin.
- Flowers dark-blue on peduncles relatively short with erect hairs.
- Fruits flattened, 3-4 mm high, glandular and veined outer side.
- Rare in crops.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Veronica acinifolia , Veronica agrestis , Veronica arvensis , Veronica cymbalaria , Veronica persica , Veronica polita , Veronica praecox
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Rare
