Veronica plebeia

Family Scrophulariaceae

Trailing Speedwell 

Perennial herb with stolons to 50 cm long.Vegetatively spread by stolons rooting at nodes. Longevity indefinite.

Flowers: Pale blue or lilac, November – March. Probably pollinated by native bees.

Fruit: Capsule 3 – 6 mm long.

Seed: Tiny flattened disc, 1 x 0. 6 mm, localised dispersal, some dormancy.

Gallery images: seed, seedling, rootstock, resprout

Ecology

• Woodland habitat.
• Rare in woodland at the Australian Botanic Garden.
• Abundance decreasing during dry period, 2000 - 2006.
• Heavily cropped by rabbits.