Persian Speedwell

(Veronica persica)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habit: Erect to ascending cool-season annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Opposite below, alternate above; broadly ovate, pubescent with short petioles, dentate w/3-5 teeth

Reproduction: Sky blue flowers with dark stripes and white center, stalks in leaf axils; capsule fruit

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