Characteristics
Dicots
Veronica serpyllifolia L. var. serpyllifolia
Thyme Leaf Speed Well
forb
1
**
Not Native
Armaments
No
Base Flower Color
Blue
Carpel Number/Pistil
2
Duration
Perennial
Fruit Dehiscence
Yes
Fruit Type
Capsule
Fruit Wet/Dry
Dry
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Dissection
0
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Fragrance
No
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic; Hydric
Ovary Position
Superior
Overall Flower Symmetry
Actinomorphic; Zygomorphic
Ovules per Carpel
2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; >12
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone
Petal Number
4
Pistil Number
1
Placentation Type
Axillary
Soil Composition
Mineral
Soil pH
Alkaline; Circumneutral
Stamen Number
1; 2
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Plantaginales
Veronica serpyllifolia L. var. serpyllifolia - Thyme Leaf Speed Well
Species Distribution Map
This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.
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Ecoregions
Southeastern Plains
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Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau
Interior Plateau
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Bluegrass Region
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Karst Plain
Western Highland Rim
Eastern Highland Rim
Interior River Valleys and Hills
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Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution
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