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Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Gymnetron melanarium feeds on Veronica chamaedrys

Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Gymnetron rostellum feeds on Veronica chamaedrys

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / parasite
sporangium of Peronospora agrestis parasitises live Veronica chamaedrys
Remarks: season: 2-4

Foodplant / spot causer
epiphyllous, often few, pallid then fuscous black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph of Septoria veronicae causes spots on fading leaf of Veronica chamaedrys
Remarks: season: 8

Foodplant / gall
Sorosphaera veronicae causes gall of live stem (near ground) of Veronica chamaedrys
Remarks: season: 2-6

Foodplant / parasite
mycelium of conidial anamorph of Sphaerotheca fuliginea parasitises live Veronica chamaedrys

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Description

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Perennials, 10-50 cm tall. Stems ascending, simple, densely pubescent with multicellular hairs along 2 lines. Lower leaves short petiolate, upper ones sessile; leaf blade ovate to ovate-orbicular, ca. 2.5 X 1.5-2 cm, sparsely puberulent, base truncate to slightly cordate, margin with deeply incised obtuse teeth, apex obtuse. Racemes paired, axillary from upper leaves, with multicellular glandular hairs (except corolla); bracts linear-elliptic, shorter or as long as pedicel. Calyx lobes 4, lanceolate, subequal. Corolla blue, rotate, ca. 1.2 cm in diam., subglabrous inside; tube less than 1.5 mm; upper and lateral lobes wider than long, lower lobes obovate. Stamens shorter than corolla. Capsule obcordate, strongly compressed. Style 5-6 mm. Seeds (2-)6-10(-14) per locule, flattened, ca. 1.5 X 1 mm. Fl. May. 2n = 16, 32.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of China Vol. 18: 74 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat & Distribution

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Liaoning (Fengcheng Xian) [Kazakhstan, Russia; Europe].
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Veronica chamaedrys

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Veronica chamaedrys, the germander speedwell, bird's-eye speedwell, or cat's eyes,[1][2] is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.

Description

Veronica chamaedrys can grow to 50 cm (20 in) tall, but is frequently shorter, with stems that are hairy only along two opposite sides. The leaves are in opposite pairs, triangular and crenate, sessile or with short petioles. The flowers are deep blue with a zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical) four-lobed corolla, 8–12 mm (0.3–0.5 in) wide. The capsules are wider than they are long.[3]: 591 

The blossoms of this plant wilt very quickly upon picking, which has given it the ironic name "Männertreu", or "men's faithfulness" in German.[4]

Veronica chamaedrys is a common, hardy turf so-called weed when it invades turf and lawns. It creeps along the ground, spreading by sending down roots at the stem nodes. It is propagated both by seed and stem fragments. Leaves may defoliate in the summer and winter but the stems will grow again next season. Unlike at least five other common speedwell species, such as corn speedwell (Veronica arvensis),[5] the leaves are opposite on both the upper and lower parts of the plant.[6][7] See Veronica for special weed control considerations.

The specific name chamaedrys is a combining form meaning "low" or "on the ground" derived from ancient Greek.[8]

Distribution

This species is native to Europe.[9] It is found on other continents as an introduced species.

Uses

Veronica chamaedrys has been used in traditional Austrian herbal medicine internally (as tea) for disorders of the nervous system, respiratory tract, cardiovascular system, and metabolism.[10] In 18th century Britain, the plant had the reputation of being a cure for gout as well as being popular for making tea, the latter being so prevalent that the plant was nearly eradicated from London during the 18th century.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Veronica chamaedrys". www.ct-botanical-society.org. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ^ "Notes. Keats, John. 1884. Poetical Works". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. ^ Stace, C. A. (2010). New Flora of the British Isles (Third ed.). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. p. 450. ISBN 9780521707725.
  4. ^ Friedhelm Sauerhoff, Pflanzennamen im Vergleich: Benennungstheorie und Etymologie [Plant names compared: theory of naming and etymology] (Stuttgart, Germany: Franz Steiner, 2001), page 206: Das bestätigt auch E. Mießner, wenn er zum Gamander-Ehrenpreis feststellt: "Da die Blüten leicht abfallen, auch deutscher Spottname 'Männertreu'..." (E. Mießner also confirms that, when he observes about Veronica chamaedrys: "Since the blossoms easily fall off, [it is] also [known by] the derisive German nickname, 'men's faithfulness'...")
  5. ^ other Turf Weeds at Virginia Tech: corn speedwell, Veronica arvensis http://turfweeds.contentsrvr.net/category_detail.pg_24.vesh
  6. ^ Turf Weeds at Virginia Tech; germander speedwell, Veronica chamaedrys: http://turfweeds.contentsrvr.net/category_detail.pg_17.vesh
  7. ^ Weed ID & info; Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Michigan State University and Ronald Calhoun: http://www.msuturfweeds.net/details/_/germander_speedwell_13/
  8. ^ Klein, Ernest (1966). A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the English Language. New York: Elsevier. p. 265.
  9. ^ "Den virtuella floran – stängd för ombyggnad".
  10. ^ Vogl, Sylvia; Picker, Paolo; Mihaly-Bison, Judit; Fakhrudin, Nanang; Atanasov, Atanas G.; Heiss, Elke H.; Wawrosch, Christoph; Reznicek, Gottfried; Dirsch, Verena M.; Saukel, Johannes; Kopp, Brigitte (2013). "Ethnopharmacological in vitro studies on Austria's folk medicine—An unexplored lore in vitro anti-inflammatory activities of 71 Austrian traditional herbal drugs". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 149 (3): 750–71. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2013.06.007. PMC 3791396. PMID 23770053.
  11. ^ Lovett., Jones, Gareth; )., Gibbons, Bob (1949- (1996). Flora Britannica : supported by common ground. Chatto & Windus. ISBN 978-1856193771. OCLC 805221553.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Veronica chamaedrys: Brief Summary

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Veronica chamaedrys, the germander speedwell, bird's-eye speedwell, or cat's eyes, is a herbaceous perennial species of flowering plant in the plantain family Plantaginaceae.

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