Weed Science & Agronomy
INRA-Dijon
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Unité de Malherbologie & Agronomie Weed Science & Agronomy INRA-Dijon |
Bayer Code : verve
Synonym(s) of Sc. name: Veronica brevistyla Moris.
Classification: Scrophulariaceae, Dicotyledonous
Common name: spring speedwell
Synonym(s) of Common name:
Name per country: DE : Frühlings-Ehrenpreis ; ES : veronica verna ; FR : véronique spontanée ; IT : veronica primaverile ; PT : ; EN : spring speedwell ;
Biological type: Annual
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- Cotyledons spatulate.
- Leaves entire, elliptic or ovate, regularly dentate.
- Height: 5-15 cm. Plant pubescent -glandular.
- Stems hairy in its lower part, stiff and erect.
- Lower leaves opposite, later alternate. Leaves pinnatifid with 3-7 unequal lobes. Lower leaves tapered into a petiole, middle sessile.
- Flowers sky-blue, very small: 2-3 mm, in long terminal racemes ; pedicels shorter than the calyx and the leaves.
- Fruits flat and reniform, 3mm long x 4-5 mm broad, shorter than the calyx. Style very short. Seeds ovate, rounded, red-yellow. Rare in crops.
- Biological type: annual.
Mistake with: Veronica triphyllos
Ecological profile (click on flags):
Rare
Rare
