Corn Speedwell

(Veronica arvensis)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habit: Somewhat branched winter or spring annual

Root anatomy: Slender, highly branched taproot

Leaf anatomy: Lower leaves hairy, oval-orbicular, crenate along margins, oppositely arranged; middle to upper leaves linear-oblong to lanceolate, smooth or slightly crenate along margins, alternately arranged

Reproduction: Blue to blue-violet flowers, 4 petal-like lobes; heart-shaped seed capsules

^{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}